| Gold •510 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,566.40 | +0.40 | +0.03% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 58.19 | +0.24 | +0.41% | |
| Gasoline •14 mins | 1.868 | +0.011 | +0.58% | |
| 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 • 14 mins | 62.72 | +0.24 | +0.38% | ||
| Natural Gas • 9 hours | 4.424 | -0.125 | -2.75% | ||
| Heating Oil • 27 mins | 2.373 | +0.020 | +0.83% |
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