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Today, silver rose 0.4 percent, or $0.08, to trade at $20.96 an ounce. However, it did not regain the three-month high it reached on Tuesday.
Today, silver rose 0.4 percent, or $0.08, to trade at $20.96 an ounce, according to Reuters. However, it did not regain the three-month high it reached on Tuesday.
US economic data that did not meet expectations pressured the dollar and equities, causing precious metals to gain appeal as safe-haven investments. Specifically, Bloomberg notes, US GDP data shows that the country’s economy contracted more in the first quarter of 2014 than it has in the last five years.