US palladium bar saw a 1.8 percent increase on Jan. 17, 2013, making it the biggest upwards shift of the day.

Japanese palladium bar fell 1.5 percent on Thursday. For the 9th day in a row, the price of Chinese palladium bar rose and is currently just below $28 per gram.

Japanese platinum bar finished the day down 0.9 percent. The price of Chinese platinum bar has been on the rise for 9 days. For the fifth consecutive day, the price of US platinum bar held flat.

Japanese gold bullion closed 0.4 percent lower. Weakening prices followed two days of improvement as the price of Chinese gold bullion dropped 0.2 percent. Following a two-day rise, the price of US gold bullion flattened. The price of Indian gold bullion held steady.

The price of Japanese silver fell 0.8 percent. US silver finished the day up 0.4 percent. The price of Chinese silver steadied following two days of increases. Indian silver saw little change in its price yesterday.