gold prices traded marginally weaker on wednesday as traders awaited the release of minutes from the federal reserve’s most recent policy meeting to see if it might support another leg higher for the yellow metal   gold prices for december gc00 gcz22 delivery fell 310 or 02 at 1736 per ounce on comex   silver prices for december siz22 delivery rose 12 cents or 06 to 2117 per ounce   palladium prices for december paz22 delivery rose 2350 or 13 to 1881 per ounce while january platinum prices plf23 shed 290 or 03 at 992 per ounce   copper prices for december delivery hgz22 were flat at 361 per pound gold prices have staged a modest rebound in recent weeks and wednesday’s minutes from the fed’s november meeting could provide a catalyst for gold to take another leg higher or perhaps even knock it down said craig erlam senior market analyst at oanda “gold appears to have established a range over the last week or so with the upper end falling around 1780 a major area of support in the first half of the year and the lower around 1730 a major barrier of resistance in september and october the fomc minutes may determine which of these levels gives way first and whether gold can build on its recovery rally this month after such a long period of declines” erlam said