Gold declines on the Last day but posts Gains for the Week - August 12, 2011 23:59

Gold futures ended lower on Friday as investors went for profit taking. Gold futures contract for December delivery declined 0.5 percent or $8.90 to $1,742.60 per ounce on Comex trading session of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Though the respective contract declined on the last day of the week but was up by 5.5 percent […]

Crude Oil Futures witness Profit Taking on Friday - August 12, 2011 23:48

Crude oil futures declined on Friday as investor opted for profit taking. Some negative sentiment was also seen in the market due to reduced consumer sentiment report. President of Strategic Energy & Economic Research in Massachusetts commented, “The consumer sentiment (data) didn’t help … People figured, better to stay out for the weekend.” According to […]

Gold Rally Reaches its Record - August 11, 2011 23:40

Gold futures contract reached their record again on Wednesday as investors turned their focus toward safe haven status of gold in reaction to sluggish global economy.  Moreover, the decision of US Federal Reserve to keep interest rate at its lowest also boosted gold prices. Precious metals analysts, Jim Steel from HSBC in New York commented, […]

Crude Oil Jumps on Wednesday on Upbeat Inventories Data - August 11, 2011 23:30

Crude oil futures gained on Wednesday on the latest US inventories data. As per latest report of Energy Information Administration crude oil inventories reduced by 5.2 million barrels for the week ended August 5th, 2011 while analysts expected the increase of 1.8 million barrels for the respective week. EIA reported the increase of 1.6 million […]

Oil Prices Rise After A Slowdown in Output Is Shown - August 11, 2011 13:51

The price of Crude Oil futures rose by a whopping 4.5% on Wednesday after the reported inventory data showed that output fell by 5.2 million barrels during the previous week. This ended a short two days of losses on oil prices. September Crude Oil futures ended the day at $82.89 at Nymex, whilst Brent Crude […]

Gold Futures Reach Record Levels on US Monetary Policy - August 10, 2011 23:53

Gold futures reached their record levels on Tuesday as US dollar weakened in reaction to latest Federal Reserve’s meeting. The US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee decided not to change the interest rates due to sluggish economic growth. This resulted in shift of focus to safe haven investments such as gold. Gold futures contract for […]

Crude Oil Plunges on Increased Supply - August 5, 2011 23:58

Crude Oil futures declined on Thursday and reached their lowest level since February. The main reason behind the decline was latest inventories data which increased more than expectations. The Energy Information Administration reported the increase of 44 billion cubic feet for the natural gas inventories as compared to forecasted increase of 32 billion cubic feet. […]

Crude Oil Futures Decline on Wednesday on Inventories Data - August 4, 2011 23:54

Crude oil futures declined on Wednesday reported their lowest in last five weeks on latest US inventories data. According to the latest report by Energy Information Administration crude oil inventories surged by 1 million barrels for the week ended July 29th, 2011. Analysts were expecting oil inventories to increase by 2 million barrel but a […]

Gold remains Bullish and reaches its New Record - August 3, 2011 23:59

Gold futures reached their record level on Tuesday as investors are shifting to safe haven status of the precious metal due to uncertainty over US economy. Gold futures contract for December delivery gained 1.4 percent or $22.80 on Tuesday to settle at $1,644.50 per ounce on Comex trading or New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective […]