Showing posts with label News Metals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News Metals. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Gold rose, though still below the $ 1.650

Gold prices move up in trading Tuesday (12/02) after finding the support point of the U.S. dollar weakening again post the results of the developed countries in the G7 announced, so do the closing price of gold is still below the $ 1.650 per ounce.

Gold for April delivery settled up 50 cents to $ 1,649.60 an ounce on the Comex - New York Mercantile Exchange. With a trading range between $ 1,639.50 to $ 1,653.80.

A day earlier, a correction in gold prices ended 1.1% below the $ 1.650 per ounce on news that the G7 desire away from a currency war with a coordinated effort. Today, surprisingly, after the results were announced G7 meeting in which they are not targeting the exchange rate has a positive sentiment for the gold price to rise.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Gold Slump Waiting for the G-7

Gold futures turned sharply lower in Monday's session, following the decline in all commodities, as investors fretted about the potential statement addressed to muffle the eyes of the official rhetoric of the Group of Seven.

Gold for April delivery fell $ 15.40, or nearly 1%, to $ 1,651.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold fell $ 4.40 in Friday's session recorded a decrease of 0.2% in the last week.

Speculation over the G-7 statement to have an impact on gold and silver in the current market players' off their open positions, "chose to wait before meeting this weekend.

The ICE Dollar Index, which records trade the greenback against six major currencies, rose to 80.298 on Monday's session, rose from 80.234 in late North American trading session on Friday.

In other metals trading, silver fell 39 cents, or 1.2%, at $ 31.05 per ounce level. Other metals also fell, with March palladium traded at $ 751.10 an ounce, down 40 cents, or 0.05%. March copper fell 4 cents to $ 3.72 per pound, down by 0.9%, while platinum for April delivery fell $ 12.70, or 0.7%, to trade at $ 1,702 an ounce level.