Commodities & metals Investment Intelligence News: Palladium drives commodities, +4.5% – July 31, 2026

The commodities session on July 31, 2026: precious metals averaged +2.8 %, energy and industrial commodities -1.1 %. That is the classic defensive pattern: metals bid, cyclical commodities softer.

Commodities on the day

Commodities on the day
NamePriceChange
WTI crude83.59-1.03 %
Brent crude86.88-1.37 %
Gasoline3.1313-2.93 %
Heating oil4.1291-2.52 %
Copper6.4745+2.58 %
Gold4160.6+1.55 %
Silver59.017+1.60 %
Platinum1660.2+3.61 %
Palladium1308.2+4.47 %

Gold is a traditional hedge, while crude oil and copper act as growth barometers. Prices from the respective futures markets.

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