Metals and Mining
Spot Gold Prices Climb
New York spot palladium prices were higher by $12, or 2.5%, at $495 an ounce.
Mining stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were trading in positive territory Friday afternoon. Mining stocks offer another form of exposure to precious metals.
Stillwater Mining(SWC) settled Friday's trading session up 1.3% to $13.78, while Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold(FCX) closed up 1.2% to $71.62. ETFS Physical Palladium Shares(PALL) rose 2.9% to $49.68, while
iShares Silver Trust(SLV) added 2% to $17.58.
-- Reported by Andrea Tse in New York
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| 12,454.83 | 1,317.82 | 2,837.53 | 17.45 |
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