Producers of metals and other raw materials ended nearly unchanged, topping the broader market.
Gold futures climbed, with prices up a second session in a row, finding support from a flight to safety as cases of the Omicron variant grow and benchmark U.S. stock indexes and the dollar weakened.
However, gold prices pulled back following the release of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes from the December meeting, which came about a half hour after gold futures prices settled Wednesday. The minutes showed that officials generally thought rate hikes could come at a faster pace than they previously expected.
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