Gold •172 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 943.30 | +6.90 | +0.74% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.78 | +0.32 | +0.46% | |
Gasoline •24 mins | 1.959 | +0.017 | +0.89% | |
Ethanol •172 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •172 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 172 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 172 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.21 | +0.27 | +0.37% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.902 | +0.154 | +4.11% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.258 | +0.026 | +1.18% |
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