Precious Metals Rise on First Trading Day of 2026

The prices of precious metals continued their rally from last year on the first trading day of 2026 after the holiday break. Gold rose by more than 1% and silver by more than 3.5% on Friday.Gold jumped by 1.45% to $4,378 while silver surged by 3.64% to $74.03 per ounce platinum increased by 1.25% to $2,166.14 per ounce, and palladium climbed by 1.25% to $1,647.03 per oune