US gold futures ended higher on Tuesday as investors bought the metal following its recent price weakness, but oil's extended decline lessened inflation worries and limited further gains in bullion. August gold settled up $4.80 at $929.10 an ounce on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Ranged from $921 to $932.40.
COMEX open interest down 6,670 at 374,617 lots as of July 6. Gold-oil ratio was 14.76, against 14.33 in the previous session last Thursday. Spot gold traded at $927.85 an ounce at 2:36 pm EDT (1836 GMT), up 0.4 percent from its previous session. September silver ended down 1.8 cent at $13.220 an ounce as stock market decline amid less optimistic economic sentiment hurt silver's demand as an industrial metal. Ranged $13.095 to $13.370.
COMEX estimated final volume 14,632 lots. Spot silver $13.18 an ounce, down 0.5 percent from its previous finish. October platinum finished down $11.20, or 1 percent, at $1,135.80 an ounce as economic worries reduced demand for autocatalyst because of the troubled US auto sector. Spot platinum at $1,134.50 an ounce, down 0.7 percent from its previous session. September palladium closed down $2.15 at $240.50 an ounce, tracking platinum's weakness. Spot palladium was at $239.50 an ounce, up 0.2 percent from its previous finish.
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