Gold •196 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 954.10 | +8.60 | +0.91% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 79.88 | -0.16 | -0.20% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.157 | -0.002 | -0.08% | |
Ethanol •196 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •196 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 196 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 196 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 81.82 | -0.21 | -0.26% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 4.068 | -0.015 | -0.37% | ||
Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.623 | +0.010 | +0.37% |
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