According to Bloomberg, Singapore registered the precious metal trading for immediate delivery at $A1584.54 ($US1203.98), a 1.7% rise from $A1582.39 per ounce ($US1202.39), with prices in Shanghai heading for its biggest advance in two weeks.

Meanwhile, nickel gained ground from a six-year low after a Chinese manufacturing rebound.

The industrial metal tumbled 18% in the first quarter of this year, with nickel-for-delivery prices rising 2.5% to $A16,738.05 per tonne ($US12,705) on the London Metal Exchange.