| Gold •510 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,578.90 | +12.90 | +0.82% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 57.90 | -0.05 | -0.09% | |
| Gasoline •14 mins | 1.870 | +0.013 | +0.68% | |
| Ethanol •510 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •510 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 510 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 510 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 62.31 | -0.17 | -0.27% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.581 | +0.100 | +2.23% | ||
| Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.337 | -0.017 | -0.72% |
WHAT on earth...?
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