Gold •300 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 980.40 | -5.10 | -0.52% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 59.61 | -0.81 | -1.34% | |
Gasoline •3 hours | 2.050 | -0.022 | -1.04% | |
Ethanol •300 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •300 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 300 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 300 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 63.50 | -0.75 | -1.17% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.376 | -0.010 | -0.30% | ||
Heating Oil • 14 mins | 2.090 | -0.031 | -1.44% |
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