SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures climbed Friday, on the rebound from a string of losses, to score a year-on-year gain of 10%. Silver futures also gained for the session, but ended the year with a loss of 9.8%. February gold rose $25.90, or 1.7%, to close at $1,566.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. March silver tacked on 60 cents, or 2.2%, to finish at $27.92 an ounce. Copper, platinum and palladium futures also gained for the session. For the year, copper fell 23%, platinum was down 21% and palladium declined 18%.

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