Commodities & metals report: Commodities: Brent crude soft (-3.9%) – July 26, 2026
In raw materials on July 26, 2026: precious metals averaged +0.2 %, energy and industrial commodities -2.5 %. That is the classic defensive pattern: metals bid, cyclical commodities softer.
Commodities on the day
| WTI crude | 89.31 | -3.12 % |
| Brent crude | 96.78 | -3.88 % |
| Gasoline | 3.2516 | -2.18 % |
| Heating oil | 4.0954 | -3.34 % |
| Copper | 6.3575 | +0.22 % |
| Gold | 4070.8 | +0.51 % |
| Silver | 58.906 | +1.47 % |
| Platinum | 1604.1 | -0.29 % |
| Palladium | 1253.6 | -0.69 % |
Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers. Prices from the respective futures markets.
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This sector report is generated automatically every trading day from the latest closing prices in our database. Not investment advice.