Gold •308 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 978.10 | -14.00 | -1.41% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 57.97 | -1.12 | -1.90% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.021 | -0.043 | -2.09% | |
Ethanol •308 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •308 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 308 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 308 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 60.98 | -1.17 | -1.88% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.634 | +0.171 | +4.94% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 1.973 | -0.036 | -1.77% |
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