Gold •369 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,386.00 | +12.70 | +0.92% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 67.71 | -0.22 | -0.32% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.153 | +0.001 | +0.05% | |
Ethanol •369 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •369 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 369 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 369 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 69.42 | -0.16 | -0.23% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.394 | -0.018 | -0.53% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.407 | -0.014 | -0.59% |
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