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Energy New York Mercantile		Last	Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Oil (Light Crude) March 2012 contract $ / barrel	Floor	97.84	0.00	0.00%	77.25 Today\|\|\| 114.00	Feb 03
Oil (Light Crude) March 2012 contract $ / barrel	Electronic	97.00	-0.84	-0.86%	74.95 Today\|\|\| 114.83	12:13pm ET
Heating Oil March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Floor	3.11	0.00	0.00%	2.71 Today\|\|\| 3.25	Feb 03
Heating Oil March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Electronic	3.16	+0.0443	+1.42%	2.67 Today\|\|\| 3.33	12:13pm ET
Natural Gas March 2012 contract $ / million BTUs	Floor	2.50	0.00	0.00%	2.33 Today\|\|\| 4.92	Feb 03
Natural Gas March 2012 contract $ / million BTUs	Electronic	2.49	-0.01	-0.40%	2.29 Today\|\|\| 4.98	12:13pm ET
Unleaded Gas March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Floor	2.91	0.00	0.00%	2.46 Today\|\|\| 3.40	Feb 03
Unleaded Gas March 2012 contract $ / gallon	Electronic	2.93	+0.0156	+0.54%	2.42 Today\|\|\| 3.42	12:13pm ET

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Metals New York Mercantile		Last	Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Gold April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Floor	1,725.00	-15.30	-0.88%	1,347 Today\|\|\| 1,907	1:09pm ET
Gold April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Electronic	1,724.50	-15.80	-0.91%	1,344 Today\|\|\| 1,924	12:13pm ET
Silver March 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Floor	33.75	0.00	0.00%	27.17 Today\|\|\| 48.97	Feb 03
Silver March 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Electronic	33.60	-0.144	-0.43%	26.15 Today\|\|\| 49.82	12:13pm ET
Platinum April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Floor	1,626.00	-5.90	-0.36%	1,348 Today\|\|\| 1,816	11:11am ET
Platinum April 2012 contract $ / troy ounce	Electronic	1,627.00	-4.90	-0.30%	1,347 Today\|\|\| 1,919	1:13pm ET
Copper March 2012 contract $ / pound	Floor	3.88	-0.0245	-0.63%	0.037 Today\|\|\| 4.63	11:31am ET
Copper March 2012 contract $ / pound	Electronic	3.86	-0.038	-0.97%	2.99 Today\|\|\| 4.65	1:13pm ET

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Agriculture Chicago Board of Trade		Last	Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Corn March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Floor	643.00	-1.50	-0.23%	576.00 Today\|\|\| 799.00	12:16pm ET
Corn March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Electronic	642.50	-2.00	-0.31%	572.25 Today\|\|\| 799.75	12:27pm ET
Soybeans March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Floor	1,240.50	+8.00	+0.65%	1,095 Today\|\|\| 1,465	12:21pm ET
Soybeans March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Electronic	1,240.00	+7.50	+0.61%	1,094 Today\|\|\| 1,465	12:28pm ET
Wheat March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Floor	666.00	+5.25	+0.79%	578.50 Today\|\|\| 892.00	11:00am ET
Wheat March 2012 contract ¢ / bushel	Electronic	666.75	+6.00	+0.91%	577.25 Today\|\|\| 893.25	12:28pm ET

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Meat & Livestock Chicago Mercantile		Last	Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Lean Hogs April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Floor	89.45	+0.525	+0.59%	81.20 Today\|\|\| 104.15	12:26pm ET
Lean Hogs April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	89.40	+0.475	+0.53%	81.15 Today\|\|\| 104.35	12:27pm ET
Live Cattle April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Floor	127.60	+0.20	+0.16%	102.38 Today\|\|\| 129.30	12:22pm ET
Live Cattle April 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	127.57	+0.175	+0.14%	102.38 Today\|\|\| 129.32	12:28pm ET
Feeder Cattle March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Floor	154.25	-0.20	-0.13%	121.38 Today\|\|\| 155.95	12:08pm ET
Feeder Cattle March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	154.32	-0.125	-0.08%	120.45 Today\|\|\| 156.20	12:27pm ET

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Consumer New York Mercantile		Last	Change	% Change	52-week price range	Last Update
Cocoa May 2012 contract $ / metric ton	Electronic	2,290.00	-37.00	-1.59%	2,019 Today\|\|\| 3,772	10:04am ET
Coffee March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	217.90	+1.95	+0.90%	213.65 Today\|\|\| 308.65	Feb 03
Cotton March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	96.80	+0.46	+0.48%	84.95 Today\|\|\| 219.70	Feb 03
Sugar #11 March 2012 contract ¢ / pound	Electronic	24.38	+0.44	+1.84%	20.47 Today\|\|\| 31.58	11:12am ET

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Commodity ETF Movers

Ticker	Price	Change	% Change	Volume
NINI	40.15	+0.75	+1.90%	500
UBN	15.83	+0.29	+1.87%	460
SGG	85.53	+1.56	+1.86%	9,692
GAZ	3.49	+0.06	+1.78%	621,603
UHN	35.45	+0.47	+1.34%	4,000
NIB	30.85	-1.09	-3.40%	7,471
CPER	27.43	-0.33	-1.19%	583
DBB	21.00	-0.25	-1.18%	95,253
JJC	49.76	-0.54	-1.07%	95,312
TBAR	30.20	-0.31	-1.02%	21,220

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