Commodity Prices

Gold •10 mins	1,817.20	-18.60	-1.01%
Platinum •10 mins	1,048.40	-19.20	-1.80%
WTI Crude •20 mins	73.95	+0.33	+0.45%
Gasoline •3 hours	2.366	+0.015	+0.62%
Ethanol •18 mins	2.220	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •10 mins	25.55	-0.24	-0.91%

Silver • 10 mins	25.55	-0.24	-0.91%
Copper • 10 mins	4.483	-0.041	-0.91%
Brent Crude • 3 hours	76.33	+0.28	+0.37%
Natural Gas • 20 mins	3.914	-0.145	-3.57%
Heating Oil • 3 hours	2.199	+0.010	+0.46%

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