Gold closes 2011 with 10% gain, while silver slides 9.8%

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%.