© Scanpix/Reuters
|
Gold was unchanged as hopes for QE3 in the US were weakened by an unexpected increase in the US durable goods orders in July.
Silver jumped on stronger global equities and expectations that the ECB will act to ease debt pressure in the region.
Platinum extended previous gains as unrest at South African platinum mines started to spread. On Friday, 100 miners refused to work at Thembelani mine.
Palladium was the only loser, declining by 0.34% amid overall weakness of the global palladium industry. On Thursday, Impala Platinum announced a 37% drop in net income during the year ending June 2012.