Gold •300 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 982.80 | -2.70 | -0.27% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 60.27 | -0.15 | -0.25% | |
Gasoline •37 mins | 2.065 | -0.006 | -0.28% | |
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 • 44 mins | 64.25 | -1.61 | -2.44% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.379 | -0.007 | -0.21% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 hour | 2.120 | -0.055 | -2.53% |
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