| Gold •504 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •20 mins | 1,548.00 | -8.80 | -0.57% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.91 | +0.66 | +1.11% | |
| Gasoline •15 mins | 1.939 | +0.007 | +0.34% | |
| Ethanol •504 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •504 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 504 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 504 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 64.19 | +0.68 | +1.07% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.520 | -0.030 | -0.66% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.633 | -0.003 | -0.11% |
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