(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices are near steady and spot silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as rising crude oil prices and a rebound in Treasury yields hit equities but failed to fully unwind Wednesday’s precious-metals breakout. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,516.60 an ounce, down 0.12%, while spot silver was trading at $67.960, up 1.60% on the session.North American equity markets closed lower as the bond-market relief from Wednesday’s Trea ...