Mid-week metals report for Dec. 14

The global attack on cash and gold continues, according to Reuters: Axis Bank Ltd, India's top importer of gold, has suspended the bank accounts of some bullion dealers and jewelers after two of its executives at a branch were arrested over alleged money laundering. The move is likely to curtail imports by the world's second-biggest gold consumer this month and could weigh on global prices already near their lowest level in ten months.