Gold attained one-week low after upbeat ADP non-farm employment data. However, news that the US manufacturing sector continued to contract in July provided slight support for the yellow metal.
Silver came under heavy selling pressure, plunging by 2% as investors were disappointed by lack of additional easing measures from the Fed.
Platinum lost 1.19% on weak quarterly results of world's major producers. On Wednesday, Zimplats reported a 52% decline in operating profit in Q2.
Palladium followed base metals, tumbling by 1.09%. Dismal manufacturing data releases from the US, China and EU pressurized the metal's price.