Feb 3 (Reuters) - Silver prices attempted a rebound on
Wednesday after an over 8% plunge in the previous session
prompted some buying, although the social media-driven rally
that started last week appears to have cooled off.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot silver XAG= rose 1.4% to $26.98 an ounce by 0052
GMT. Prices hit $30.03 on Monday, its highest since February
2013.
* Silver rocketed to their highest since 2013 on Monday
after small investors responded to calls on Reddit and other
social media to pile into the market and push prices
up. * The amount of silver traded in the London market surged to
1.006 billion ounces on Monday, three times the level typical in
recent months, the London Bullion Market Association said on
Tuesday. * The United States Mint said on Tuesday it was unable to
meet surging demand for its gold and silver bullion coins in
2020 and through January. * However, CME Group on Monday raised margins on its COMEX
5000 Silver Futures by 17.9%.
* Spot gold XAU= rose 0.1% to $1,839.16 per ounce. U.S.
gold futures GCv1 added 0.4% to $1,840.90.
* U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday new
growth forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office showed the
United States "desperately" needs Congress to act on President
Joe Biden's coronavirus rescue package. * Platinum XPT= gained 0.3% at $1,097.52 and palladium
XPD= shed 0.1% to $2,240.49.
DATA/EVENTS AHEAD (GMT)
0500 India IHS Markit Serv PMI Jan
0600 Russia Markit Services PMI Jan
0700 UK Reserve Assets Total Jan
0850 France Markit Serv, Comp PMI Jan
0855 Germany Markit Serv, Comp Final PMI Jan
0900 EU Markit Serv, Comp Final PMI Jan
1000 EU HICP Flash YY Jan
1000 EU HICP-X F&E Flash YY Jan
1300 Brazil Markit Serv, Comp PMI Jan
1445 US Markit Serv, Comp Final PMI Jan
1500 US ISM N-Mfg PMI Jan