Spot gold was at $1,676.90 after rising as much as 1.2 % yesterday to $1,683.28, the highest price since Jan 24.. Platinum, the , has jumped 8.9 % in Jan. Gold April fell 0.2 % to $1,677.50 . Silver flat at $32.02 after a gain of 2.6 % yesterday. Silver is 5.5 % higher this month, rebounding from a 9.2 % drop in December
OIL
Brent crude touched a three-month high on Wednesday after better-than-expected European data spurred optimism over the global economy, but oil later pared gains on surprisingly weak U.S. growth figures. Brent crude futures were 24 cents higher at $114.60 a barrel by 1701 GMT after hitting $115.24, their highest since Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. crude oil was down 3 cents at $97.54 a barrel.