Precious Metals Surge to Highest Level in One Month - October 26, 2011 23:53

Gold and silver futures moved in a bullish rally on Tuesday and reached their highest in one month. Gold futures contract for December delivery jumped 2.9 percent or $48.10 to settle at $1,700.40 per ounce at the Comex trading session of the New York Mercantile Exchange. This was the highest settlement since September 22nd, 2011. […]

Gold Futures Fell on Tuesday in Reaction to Bernanke Comments - October 5, 2011 21:49

Gold futures declined on Tuesday in reaction to recent comments by US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke in which he showed his concerns over weak economic growth and sluggish employment rate for US. Investor shifted their focus from safe haven status of gold as many expected strong deflationary pressures for the futures. Bernanke commented, “Recent indicators, […]

Base Metals Fell as Investors went for Profit Taking - September 29, 2011 23:31

Gold futures declined on Wednesday as the investors went for profit taking keeping in view high volatility of the previous sessions. Analyst Stephen Platt from Archer Financial Services in Chicago commented, “After the rally, you are seeing some profit-taking, people are shedding some risk after the volatility they’ve seen.” Gold futures contract for December delivery […]

Gold Futures Falls on Stronger US dollar - September 2, 2011 23:56

Gold futures contract declined on Thursday after major bullish rally of last two days. Gold saw some pressure due to stronger US dollar. Gold futures contract for December contract fell 0.1 percent or $2.60 to $1,829.10 per ounce on Comex trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Senior market strategist, Adam Klopfenstein from MF Global […]

Gold Futures Gain 2 percent on their Safe Haven Status - August 31, 2011 23:58

Gold futures gained on Tuesday as investors were uncertain on surging US stock markets and global economy. Investors shifted their focus towards the safe haven status of gold. Senior market strategist, Charles Nedoss, from Olympus Futures in Chicago commented, “It all comes to disbelief the [Standard & Poor’s 500 Index] will hold up at 1,200, […]

Gold plunges on Wednesday as Investors opt for Profit Taking - August 25, 2011 23:56

After series of bullish rallies, gold futures finally saw correction on Wednesday and reported its highest fall since March 2008. Gold futures contract for December delivery plunged 5.6 percent or $104 to settle at $1,757.30 per ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Most of the analysts believe that gold futures […]

Gold Futures Witness Correction - August 24, 2011 23:44

Gold futures fell on Tuesday as most investors went for profit taking. Gold futures contract for December delivery declined 1.6 percent or $30.60 to settle at $1,861.30 per ounce at Comex trading of New York Mercantile Exchange.  Most of analysts believe that gold contract is likely of find support at $1,850 per ounce. Pundits think […]

Gold Makes New Record Investors looking at $2,000 per ounce for the Next Week - August 19, 2011 23:49

Gold futures made new record on Friday as investors shifted their focus towards the safe haven status of the metal in reaction of weakening US dollar.  Gold futures contract for December delivery gained 1.7 percent or $30.20 to settle at $1,852.20 per ounce on Comex division of New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract touched […]

Gold Soars on Wednesday but Stays below the Psychological Barrier of $1,800 - August 18, 2011 23:59

Gold futures reached their record on Wednesday but remained below the mark of $1,800. Gold futures contract December delivery surged 0.5 percent or $8.80 to settle at $1,793.80 per ounce on Comex division of New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract touched its intraday high of 1,797.60 per ounce on Wednesday. Investors took fresh positions […]