Elsewhere in metals trading, April platinum PLJ5, +0.52% shed 50 cents to $1,114.90 an ounce, while June palladium PAM5, +1.10% fell back by $2.45, or 0.3%, to $786.95 an ounce.
May copper HGK5, +0.55% rose 5.3 cents, or 2%, to end at $2.659 a pound.
Gold futures on Thursday scored their first gain in three sessions, with a pullback in the U.S. dollar prompting a modest rebound from gold’s lowest level in about four months.
Gold for April delivery GCJ5, +0.52% added $1.30, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,151.90 an ounce on Comex after tallying a loss of 1.4% over the past two trading sessions. Prices Wednesday closed at their lowest since early November.
May silver SIK5, +0.61% settled at $15.516 an ounce, up 15 cents, or 1%.
Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +1.49% ) up 1.6%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.29% ) up 0.3%
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.42% ) up 0.4% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -0.75% ) down 0.8%
Seoul (Kospi SEU, +1.02% ) up 1%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.36% ) up 0.5%
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.16% ) up 0.2%
