Gold ended the day with slight loss of 0.08% as investors were cautious ahead of two-day FOMC meeting due to start on Tuesday.
Silver managed to gain 1.57% on stronger global equities and speculation that the Fed and ECB will loosen their monetary policies to boost growth.
Platinum added 0.43% after Platfields released an open letter to the South African government calling for assistance in declining platinum industry.
Palladium was top-gainer on strong performance of base metals. Meanwhile, market participants reduced net long positions in the precious metal, according to Kitco.