Gold edged higher on Wednesday

Gold futures edged higher on Wednesday, after early losses, and aimed to break the period of two loss sessions. Bullion for December settlement added 0.3%, to $1605.30 per ounce, before dipping under $1600; September silver jumped 0.3%, to $27.84 per ounce. On the contrary, other precious metals depreciated, with copper, palladium and platinum all for September delivery erasing 0.1%, 0.4% and 0.1%, respectively.