Silver Reverses Losses, Rises 2.9% in New York

April 24, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Weekly Silver UpdateSilver prices in New York reversed prior week losses and rose 2.9% for the week. Earlier setting London silver, however, finished down 2.5%.

Driving U.S. gold higher was a weakened dollar that ended a six day rally versus the euro. Silver often follows gold.

By Friday's close, May silver futures ended at $18.192 an ounce for a daily increase of 18.3 cents and a weekly gain of 52 cents.

The London Silver Fix closed on Friday to $17.890 an ounce, falling 46 cents or 2.5% for the week. The week's highest point was on Tuesday when it hit $18.00 an ounce. The weekly low of $17.500 an ounce came on the prior day.

London precious metal weekly prices follow:

London Fix Precious Metal Prices

Gold
Silver
Platinum
Palladium
AM
PM
AM
PM
AM
PM
4/16/2010 1157.00 1151.50 18.350 1720.00 1708.00 542.00 532.00
4/23/2010 1140.00 1139.50 17.890 1733.00 1725.00 560.00 555.00

 

London Weekly Bullion Prices

Up
Down
% Change
Gain/Loss
Silver   X
-2.5%
-$0.46
Gold   X
-1.0%
-$12.00
Platinum X  
1.0%
$17.00
Palladium X  
4.3%
$23.00

 

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  3. Silver Rises for Week, US Bullion Coins Near 2.3M for Month

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