In London, gold rose to a late bid of $401.40, also up from $399 Monday.

Rates on six-month bills rose by two basis points, to a late bid of 6.02 percent.

Earlier, silver rose in London to a late bid of $4.24 an ounce, from $4.21.

Gold rose in London to a late bid of $370.15 an ounce, up from $369.25 Tuesday.

Gold rose in London to a late bid of $348.25 an ounce, from $347.80 Monday.

Six-month bills rose 4 points, to a bid of 6 percent.

In London silver rose to a late bid of $4.46, from $4.37.

The currency gained a little more than a pfennig against the mark, rising to a late bid of 1.8295.

One-year bill rates rose by the same amount, to a bid of 6.34 percent.

Silver rose in London to a late bid of $4.04 an ounce from Friday's $4.01.