By Sara Sjolin
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures moved firmly higher on Wednesday, finding some support from a fall in the U.S. dollar. Gold for February delivery GCG4 +0.81% rose $10.10, or 0.8%, to $1,251.60 an ounce, more than recovering from a 10-cent loss seen on Tuesday. The gain came as the ICE dollar index DXY -0.15% slipped to 80.519 from 80.618 late Tuesday in North America, making dollar-denominated gold slightly cheaper for holders of other currencies. In other metals trade on Wednesday, January platinum PLF4 +0.63% picked up 0.7% to $1,382.10 an ounce, while March palladium PAH4 +0.91% gained 1% to $725.60 an ounce. Copper for the same month HGH4 +0.19% inched 0.2% higher to $3.23 a pound.
