Silver, Platinum and Palladium fall on news of better US Economy

London (Apr 15)  Silver for immediate delivery slipped more than 1 percent to $19.68 an ounce in London. Platinum slid 1 percent to $1,441 an ounce, after reaching $1,457 yesterday, the highest since March 17. Palladium is down to $796 an ounce. It climbed to $800 yesterday, the highest since August 2011.

Palladium advanced 12 percent this year as the threat of disruption to Russian exports compounded concerns about supply spurred by a miners’ strike in South Africa, the second-biggest producer, that started in January.