International gold prices fell 6.3% in September, while spot silver dropped about 9.3% cumulatively.

Wednesday's late New York session saw spot gold fall 0.55% to $4,159.47/oz, down 6.31% for September and up 0.85% for Q3, overall surging then retreating, having risen to $4,696.83 in early Asia-Pacific trading on Aug. 25. COMEX gold futures fell 6.47% for September to $4,191.40/oz, up 0.10% for Q3, having reached $4,755 on Aug. 25. Spot silver fell 1.71% to $60.4355/oz, down 9.24% for September and down 0.77% for Q3, having risen to $71.1416 in early U.S. trading on Sept. 28. COMEX silver futures fell 9.28% for September to $60.770/oz, down 1.50% for Q3. COMEX copper futures rose 0.55% to $6.6395/lb, down 0.75% for September and up 6.18% for Q3, having reached $6.96 in early European trading on Aug. 6. Spot platinum fell 0.19% to $1,709.53/oz, down 4.75% for September and up 5.55% for Q3; spot palladium fell 1.29% to $1,208.92/oz, down 11.29% for September and down 4.22% for Q3. In Q3, the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index, traded during U.S. stock market hours, rose 13.67% to 361.15 points, reaching 436.07 on Aug. 25 during an uptrend that began in late July before gradually pulling back. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, traded around the clock in global markets, rose 12.64% to 2,522.67 points, rising to 3,039.38 in early Asia-Pacific trading on Aug. 26. The raw materials index, traded during U.S. stock market hours, fell 4.22% to 229.15 points; the metals and mining index fell 4.33% to 259.51 points.