| Gold •512 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,647.70 | +61.50 | +3.88% | |
| WTI Crude •2 hours | 59.08 | +0.43 | +0.73% | |
| Gasoline •5 hours | 1.924 | +0.035 | +1.83% | |
| Ethanol •512 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •512 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 512 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 512 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 15 mins | 63.60 | +0.26 | +0.41% | ||
| Natural Gas • 2 hours | 4.650 | +0.092 | +2.02% | ||
| Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.326 | -0.028 | -1.20% |
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