Spot silver's intraday decline reached 2.01%, trading at $65.63 per ounce; the main COMEX silver futures contract is currently at $65.78 per ounce, down 0.07% intraday.

The preliminary close of the European STOXX 600 index fell by 0.04% to 650.90 points. The Eurozone STOXX 50 index preliminarily closed down 0.17% at 6433.60 points. The FTSEurofirst 300 Index preliminary closing slipped 0.02% to 2603.40 points.

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Spot gold has just broken through the $4,540.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,540.06/oz, up 0.38% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now quoted at $4,596.00/oz, up 1.12% on the day.

Spot gold has just broken through the $4530.00/oz level, now quoted at $4529.97/oz, up 0.16% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now quoted at $4586.20/oz, up 0.90% on the day.