As risk eased in financial markets, gold and silver went backwards, but copper, iron ore and other metals picked up momentum. Comex gold futures rose on Friday, but the week with a small loss after getting a whacking on Thursday. June gold rose $US1.90, or 0.2%, to settle at $US1,295.20 an ounce, down about 40 cents over the weekend. Prices finished Thursday at $US1,293.30, the lowest finish since March 28, according to FactSet data. May Comex silver rose 9.6 cents, or 0.7%, to $US14.963 an ounce. It ended the week down 0.8%. Prices Thursday ended at their lowest year to date. May Comex copper added 2% at $US2.946 a ... (full story)