In other metals trading, platinum for April delivery PLJ5, -0.85% declined $9.80, or 0.8%, to settle at $1,209.50 an ounce. The metal is off 12% for the year.
Palladium for March delivery PAH5, -0.82% fell $5.80, or 0.7%, to settle at $798.40 an ounce, a n 11% increase over the year.
Silver for March delivery SIH5, -3.63% lost 68 cents, or 4.2%, to settle at $15.60 an ounce. Silver has declined 19% from its year-ago settlement of $19.37 an ounce.
Gold prices declined slightly over 2014 as losses in the year’s final day of trading prevented the metal from merely breaking even on an annual basis.
Gold for February delivery GCG5, -1.43% fell $16.30, or 1.4%, to settle at $1,184.10 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange, according to FactSet data. At one point during the trading day, it looked as if gold may eke out a slight gain as it hit a session high of $1,203.90 an ounce.
