Precious metals down slightly from Tuesday’s close

In precious metals markets on Wednesday, gold was trading in the area of $544.10/$544.85 per troy ounce in London, just under Tuesday’s close in New York. Silver was also just below New York’s closing quotes yesterday evening, trading at $9.26/$9.29 per troy ounce, while platinum was right around yesterday’s close, trading in the neighborhood of $1,011/$1,015 per troy ounce.