Gold prices ended the U.S. day session steady in the cash market and modestly lower in the futures Thursday, on some chart consolidation after Tuesday’s big gains. Some upbeat U.S. economic data and a higher U.S. dollar index also helped to pushed gold prices to their session lows in morning U.S. trading. Still, the near-term technical postures for both gold and silver have improved this week. February Comex gold was last down $3.70 at $1,225.70 an ounce. Spot gold was last up $0.10 at $1,226.75. March Comex silver last traded down $0.102 at $17.085 an ounce.
