Both precious metals have risen this year as investors have looked for safe havens outside of stocks and bonds, and silver has also risen sharply due supply constraints. Miners like Freeport-McMoRan were among the biggest gainers Friday.

Wall Street closed higher and reached more records Wednesday on a holiday-shortened trading day. The S&P 500 index rose 22.26 points, or 0.3%, to 6,932.05. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 288.75,

U.S. stock futures traded mixed on Friday morning after markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) rose

Investors are coming back from Christmas to a quiet, low volume session Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are trading near breakeven, while Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are pointed slightly higher.

U.S. stocks were losing a bit more steam in afternoon trading Friday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both touching session lows. The S&P 500 was off 0.1%, at last check, near 6,925.

U.S. futures edged lower and Asian shares were mixed Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 leading gains. The prices of gold and silver surged to records, extending their sharp gains for the year as investors including central banks have stocked up on the precious metals,

Stocks are mostly flat in quiet morning trading on Friday as investors return from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 index is up less than 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial

Wall Street’s major market averages finished higher on Wednesday in the shortened Christmas Eve session, with both the Dow and S&P 500 closing at record highs. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) ended +0.