SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures closed higher Wednesday, recouping losses from the previous session and then some, with investors looking ahead to Thursday's European Central Bank policy meeting. April gold rose $5.30, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,678.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange after suffering a loss of $2.90 on Tuesday. March silver finished almost flat at $31.88 an ounce after touching a low at $31.60.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on ... Read More