Copper Market Update

March copper HGH5, -0.40% advanced by 6 cents to $2.65 a pound. April platinum PLJ5, +0.98%  dipped by 30 cents to settle at $1,162.60 an ounce, while March palladium PAH5, +1.18%  gained $4.05 to $790 an ounce.

Gold Market Update

Gold prices on Tuesday edged down but finished off their session low after Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen gave testimony to Congress.

Gold for April delivery GCJ5, +0.87% settled down $3.50, or 0.3%, at $1,197.30 an ounce. The contract dropped to an intraday low as Yellen’s prepared remarks hit, but then recovered much of that slide. Still, gold suffered a third straight session of declines, and it finished under the closely watched level of $1,200.

In other metals trading, March silver SIH5, +1.90%  lost 6 cents to settle at $16.19 an ounce.

Current Market Update

Tokyo (Nikkei Average NIK, +0.12% ) up 0.1% 
Hong Kong (Hang Seng Index HSI, +0.43% ) up 0.4% 
Shanghai (Shanghai Composite Index SHCOMP, +0.00% ) flat (at break)
Sydney (S&P/ASX 200 XJO, +0.33% ) up 0.5% 
Seoul (Kospi SEU, +0.71% ) up 0.7%
Mumbai (Sensex 1, +0.72% ) up 0.6% 

Taipei (Taiex Y9999, +0.51% ) up 0.5%