An eight-day rally in silver skids to a halt

CNBC reports that silver fell while trading in other commodities was mixed as  as traders wait for the Federal Reserve to deliver its assessment on how the U.S. economy is doing.

The market news is quoted as saying,

Other metals were mixed. May copper rose 1.6 cents to settle at $4.319 a pound, July platinum fell $22.70 to $1,805.40 an ounce and June palladium fell $5.10 to $755.70 an ounce.

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