I took a few days off from reporting the closing prices… I’ll likely just highlight major moves in the precious metals markets rather than one a day (that seemed to be the only posts going up here on a regular basis).
Spot Prices as of the close of trading in New York, as of Thursday August 05, 2010
| Today | Change | Week Ago | Month Ago | Year Ago | |
| Gold | $1,197.70 | +$3.70 | $1,167.55 | $1,207.50 | $964.60 |
| Silver | $18.36 | +$0.08 | $17.66 | $17.73 | $14.77 |
| Platinum | $1,573.10 | -$12.40 | $1,562.60 | $1,503.00 | $1,294.00 |
| Palladium | $495.85 | -$2.45 | $491.50 | $425.75 | $281.40 |
