Palladium rises for first session in four as dollar moves little

Palladium prices rose in American trade as the dollar index traded mostly flat, following earlier data from China, the world's largest metals consumer, while a partial US government shutdown is in its fourth week. 

As of 02:53 GMT, palladium rose 0.56% to $1,330.69 an ounce, while the dollar index barely inched down to 95.66. 

Earlier Chinese data showed exports fell 4.4% in December, the steepest such decline in two years, while imports tumbled 7.6%, the largest decline since July 2016, in another sign of the weakening China economy.