* The most actively traded gold contract, for April delivery, fell $US20.30, or 1.2 per cent, to settle at $US1,647.00 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
* Silver futures for May delivery fell $US1.121, or 3.4 per cent, to settle at $US31.805 a troy ounce.
* April delivery platinum closed at $US1,654.30, down $US30.40
* June palladium ended at $US697.05, down $US10.55.
Gold prices rose in Asian trading Wednesday
Gold prices rose in Asian trading Wednesday as the market sold dollars that shot up earlier on comments from a global mining giant that China will demand less iron ore for the remainder of the decade.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for April delivery traded up 0.24% at USD1,650.95 a troy ounce.
Gold futures were likely to test support at USD1,639.75 a troy ounce, Friday's low, and resistance at USD1,682.75, last Wednesday's high.
Gold fell and the dollar rose after global mining giant BHP Billiton said it expected China's demand for iron ore to remain flat through 2020 after soaring from 2000 to 2012.
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