Metal prices were lower Wednesday after investors decided that Italy’s gridlock-inducing election might not be so worrisome after all.

Gold for April delivery fell $19.80, or 1.2 percent, to $1,595.70 per ounce. Silver and platinum were down 1 percent or more.

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