Gold Futures Extend Gains, Silver Retreats

Gold futures extended their gains following yesterday’s rally, with the COMEX February contract settling up $12.20, or 0.8%, at $1,612.70 per ounce. The yellow metal had slipped below $1,600 this morning, but bounced back as the U.S. dollar pared its gains against a basket of foreign currencies. In contrast to gold, silver gave back a [...]










