| Gold •515 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,685.00 | +98.80 | +6.23% | |
| WTI Crude •2 days | 58.55 | -0.10 | -0.17% | |
| Gasoline •2 days | 1.822 | -0.006 | -0.32% | |
| Ethanol •515 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •515 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 515 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 515 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 2 days | 62.38 | -0.49 | -0.78% | ||
| Natural Gas • 2 days | 4.850 | +0.292 | +6.41% | ||
| Heating Oil • 2 days | 2.303 | +0.003 | +0.13% |
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