Gold, silver rates today: Comex gold and silver remain steady ahead of US Fed policy decision

Precious metals traded largely steady on 17 June as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the US Federal Reserve interest-rate decision under new chairman Kevin Warsh. Comex gold futures edged up $9.3 per troy ounce to touch an intraday high of $4,369, while silver futures gained $0.43 to hold above the $70 mark. On MCX, gold futures rose by 511 rupees per 10 grams to 1,53,602 and silver climbed by 1,393 rupees per kilogram to 2,51,498, recovering over the past four sessions amid easing Middle East tensions.