Posted: Jan 17, 2013 1:32 PM
Updated: Jan 17, 2013 1:33 PM
NEW YORK (AP) The January gold contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed today at $1690.40 an ounce -- up $7.70.
The current silver contract on the "NYMEX" closed at $31.79 an ounce -- up 27 cents.
