Copper Market Update

High-grade copper for March delivery HGH5, +2.91%  rose 6 cents to settle at $2.62 a pound, after coming under heavy selling pressure earlier in the week.

March palladium PAH5, -1.23%  slid $12 to $754.30 an ounce, while April platinum PLJ5, +0.00%  ended up $6.60 at $1,269.40 an ounce.

Gold Market Update

Gold prices moved higher Friday, as a weak reading on U.S. inflation helped the dollar regain some strength.

After a $30 surge on Thursday to its best finish since Sept. 5, gold GCG5, +1.23%  for February delivery rose $12.10 to close at $1,276.90 an ounce. March silver SIH5, +3.96%  rose 65 cents to settle at $17.75 an ounce in New York trading.

SGX Singapore Closing Market Update

SINGAPORE shares ended lower on Friday with the Straits Times Index slipping 1.14 points to 3,300.68.

Some 1.77 billion shares, valued at S$1.39 billion were traded. 

Gainers numbered 141 while losers numbered 304.