Gold, silver, precious metals trade higher

Market Watch reports that gold and silver futures traded higher Monday, as a weaker U.S. dollar and rising oil prices helped fuel investment demand for the precious metals.

The market news is quoted as saying,

In other metals trading, May copper gained 2.3 cents to $4.281 a pound, while June palladium tacked on $6.25 to $781.30 an ounce and July platinum rose $10.10 to $1,787 an ounce.

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