| Gold •510 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,571.10 | +5.10 | +0.33% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.12 | +0.17 | +0.29% | |
| Gasoline •20 mins | 1.869 | +0.012 | +0.66% | |
| 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 • 15 mins | 62.70 | +0.22 | +0.35% | ||
| Natural Gas • 10 hours | 4.424 | -0.125 | -2.75% | ||
| Heating Oil • 53 mins | 2.373 | +0.019 | +0.81% |
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