Gold

London

Previous close 347.30 off 2.65

Morning fixing 342.75 off 4.55

Afternoon fixing 344.80 off 2.50

Close 345.75 off 1.55

Zurich 345.20 off 2.10

Hong Kong 344.50 off 4.00

New York

Comex Feb. gold 348.20 up 4.10

HSBC cash 347.90 up 4.15

Handy and Harman 344.80 off 2.40

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for refining, settling and unfabricated gold of 346.24 off 2.20 per troy ounce. Selling price, fabricated gold 363.55 off 2.31 per troy ounce.

Silver

Comex Mar. silver 4.812 up 0.139

HSBC cash 4.80 up 0.135

Handy and Harman quoted silver at 4.79 per fine ounce up 0.065

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for industrial silver of 4.79 up 0.11 and a price for fabricated silver products of 5.556 up 0.127

Platinum

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for bullion platinum of 599.00 off 7.00 per troy ounce and a price for fabricated platinum of 699.00 off 7.00.

Palladium

Engelhard Corp. quoted a base price for bullion palladium of 237.00 off 3.00 per troy ounce and a price for fabricated palladium of 337.00 off 3.00.

(London price fixing changes are based on the previous day's closing price.)