Spot palladium up more than 2% intraday, trading at $1,329.89/oz.

International Atomic Energy Agency says former Syrian authorities failed to declare nuclear material, facilities and activities, including a nuclear reactor under construction in Deir ez-Zor and a fuel fabrication plant.

European stocks closed lower on Wednesday Sept 2: Germany's DAX fell 127.39 points (-0.49%) to 25,830.92; Britain's FTSE 100 dropped 31.55 points (-0.29%) to 10,757.73; France's CAC 40 lost 21.22 points (-0.26%) to 8,280.63; the Euro Stoxx 50 declined 6.13 points (-0.10%) to 6,362.85; Spain's IBEX 35 slipped 40.42 points (-0.20%) to 19,775.08; Italy's FTSE MIB eased 122.68 points (-0.24%) to 51,792.50.