The stronger U.S. dollar index that scored another fresh 7.5-month high overnight continues to limit buying interest not only in gold and silver, but in many other commodity markets, too.
In Asia overnight, shares bounced on reports and rumours that reforms to limit the ability of eurozone members to indulge in spending and borrowing binges are being fast-tracked, and that a 600bn euros IMF bailout of Italy is close at hand.