Silver extends gains, tops $61.5 mark

silver jumped 1.17%, selling for $61.51 per ounce. On the other hand, gold lost 0.21%, going for $4,203.20 per ounce. platinum declined by 0.61% to sell at $1,688.77 per ounce and palladium decreased by 0.25%, going for $1,488.69 per ounce.