Gold and silver trade higher leading into the European open

London (Mar 21)  Gold and silver are trading marginally higher leading into the European open. Gold is 0.15% higher trading at $1924/oz. After a decent last week, copper prices have slipped 0.90% on Monday, and spot WTI trades nearly 3% higher. 

Risk sentiment was mixed overnight the Nikkei 225 (0.65%) and Shanghai Composite (0.08%) closed higher but the ASX fell 0.22%. Futures in Europe are pointing towards a negative open. 

In FX markets, AUD/USD was the biggest mover overnight falling 0.30%. In the crypto space, BTC/USD fell 0.78% to trade at $40,963.

Kitco