| Gold •575 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 2,491.10 | -127.20 | -4.86% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 64.23 | -1.19 | -1.82% | |
| Gasoline •19 mins | 1.895 | -0.025 | -1.30% | |
| Ethanol •575 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •575 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 575 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 575 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 17 mins | 69.62 | -1.09 | -1.54% | ||
| Natural Gas • 12 mins | 3.841 | -0.077 | -1.97% | ||
| Heating Oil • 29 mins | 2.606 | +0.021 | +0.80% |
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