Gold •242 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 937.90 | -19.80 | -2.07% | |
WTI Crude •1 day | 69.76 | -0.59 | -0.84% | |
Gasoline •1 day | 2.222 | -0.020 | -0.87% | |
Ethanol •242 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •242 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 242 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 242 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 day | 72.81 | -0.76 | -1.03% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 day | 3.834 | -0.100 | -2.54% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.315 | -0.033 | -1.41% |
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