Platinum Market Update

In other metals trading, April platinum PLJ5, +0.28%  gained $5 to end at $1,146.50 an ounce, while June palladium PAM5, +0.31%  rose $1.70 to $765.40 an ounce.

May copper HGK5, +0.48%  fell 1 cent to $2.79 a pound.

Gold Market Update

Gold futures rebounded from early weakness and posted a sixth straight winning session on Wednesday after an unexpected drop in February durable-goods orders.

Gold for April delivery GCJ5, +0.18%  rose $5.60, or 0.5%, to close at $1,197 an ounce on Comex after tapping an intraday high of $1,199.30. The close was the highest since March 4.

May silver SIK5, +0.21%  rose 2 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $17 an ounce.

Current Market Update

Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, -1.42% ) down 1.3%
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.14% ) up 0.1% 
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.33% ) up 0.3% (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, -1.34% ) down 1.1% 
Seoul (Kospi SEU, -0.70% ) down 0.5% 
Mumbai (Sensex 1, -0.78% ) down 0.6% 
Taipei (Taiex Y9999, -0.74% ) down 0.7%