Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)

Metals as a pack doing worse this week even before FOMC. Performance this week at a glance in chart & table -

• Gold - Gold is trading below $1150, even before FOMC and testing the support intraday. A break below over FOMC might take gold as low as $1040/ troy ounce. Gold is currently trading at $1148/ troy ounce. Immediate support lies at 1144, 1132, 1040 & resistance at 1166, 1175, 1192.
  
  
• Silver - Silver is the best performer this week. FOMC might provide further direction. Mint ratio is at 74, up 0.15% today. Prices might reach as low as $14/troy ounce as key level remains broken. Silver is currently trading at $15.5/troy ounce. Support lies at 14 & resistance at 16.6.
  
  
• Copper - Copper is the worst performer this week. Copper is heavy over slowdown in China. Today's weaker house price data poured water over bulls. Copper is currently trading at $2.57/pound. Price pattern suggests loss towards 2.47 levels should the resistance at $ 2.72 holds. Immediate support lies at 2.52 & resistance at 2.64.