Gold futures were trading little changed on Thursday, ahead of the Christmas holiday.

在圣诞节假期前，黄金期货交易在周四几乎没有变化。

Traders of precious metals have been watching the path of a U.S. coronavirus fiscal aid package, passed by Congress on Monday but which is currently unsigned on President Donald Trump’s desk.

贵金属交易员一直在关注美国新冠病毒财政援助方案的走向，该方案于周一通过，但目前尚未在唐纳德·特朗普总统的办公桌上签署。

“The marketplace remains tentative on this last trading day of the holiday-shortened week,” wrote Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco.com, in a daily research note.

Kitco.com高级分析师吉姆•威克夫(Jim Wyckoff)在每日一份研究报告中写道:“在因节日而缩短的一周的最后一个交易日，市场仍处于试运行状态。”

“President Trump unexpectedly vetoed a big U.S. defense spending bill on Wednesday and has held up a financial stimulus package for Americans that Congress had passed earlier this week,” he wrote.

他写道:“特朗普总统周三出人意料地否决了一项庞大的美国国防开支法案，并搁置了国会本周早些时候通过的一项针对美国人的金融刺激计划。”

Bullish gold traders have pinned expectations for higher prices on the passage of an aid package that is seen bolstering appetite for bullion as a hedge against governments attempt to tackle COVID-19 problems with increased spending.

看涨黄金的交易员将金价上涨的预期归因于一项援助计划的通过，该计划被视为提振了人们对黄金的需求，以对冲各国政府试图通过增加支出来解决新冠肺炎问题的风险。

February gold GCG21, -0.02% was trading $1, or 0.1%, lower at $1,877.10 an ounce, following a 0.4% close on Wednesday, snapping a three-session slump.

2月份黄金GCG21价格下跌1美元，至每盎司1,877.10美元，跌幅0.1%，周三收于0.4%，结束了连续三个交易日的跌势。

Silver for March delivery SIH21, -0.45%, meanwhile, is off 12 cents, or 0.5%, to trade at $25.80 an ounce, following a 1.5% climb in the previous session.

与此同时，3月份交割的银价下跌了12美分，跌幅0.5%，至每盎司25.80美元，而前一交易日银价上涨了1.5%。

Metals trading will settle an hour earlier on Thursday, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern, ahead of Christmas when markets will remain closed.

金属交易将于周四下午12:30提前一小时结算。东部，圣诞节前市场将继续关闭。

For the week, gold was headed for a weekly slide of 0.6%, while silver was set for a decline of about 1%, FactSet data show, based on the most-active contracts.

FactSet的数据显示，根据最活跃的合约，本周金价将下跌0.6%，而白银预计将下跌约1%。

In industrial metals, March copper HGH21, -0.28% was down a penny, or 0.3%, to trade at $3.545 a pound, following a 1% gain on Wednesday, with a weekly decline of 2.5% in sight.

工业金属方面，3月份铜价HGH21下跌1美分，至每磅3.545美元，跌幅0.3%。周三铜价上涨1%，本周跌幅有望达到2.5%。

Elsewhere on Comex, January platinum PLF21, +0.95% gained $8.70, or 0.9%, to trade at $1,025.80 an ounce, after a 0.8% rise a day ago. The metal is headed for a weekly decline of 1.7%.

纽约商品交易所(Comex) 1月铂金价格上涨8.70美元，至每盎司1,025.80美元，涨幅0.9%，盘中上涨0.8%。本周金价将下跌1.7%。

March palladium PAH21, -0.41% declined $10.10, or 0.4%, to reach $2,329 an ounce, after a 0.7% gain.

3月份的钯金价格下跌10.10美元，至每盎司2329美元，跌幅0.4%，此前该价格上涨0.7%。