Gold Futures Decline in Reaction to Euro Zone Concerns - January 10, 2012 23:50

Gold futures contract declined on Monday as the concerns over the euro zone debt situation remained the center of discussion. Despite positive comments from French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel who supported the goal of foster growth and job creation. However, the weaker greenback supported the gold prices and kept them above […]

Gold Futures Decline with Low Trading Volumes - December 27, 2011 23:55

Gold futures remained under pressure on Tuesday’s in reaction to low trading activity. Gold futures contract for February delivery declined below $1,600 benchmark to $1,595 per ounce on Asian trading session of Comex on Monday. The respective contract closed on $1,609 per ounce on Monday. However, today despite weaker greenback as the dollar index DXY […]

Gold Futures Gain after Four Day losing Streak - December 16, 2011 23:57

Gold futures finally recovered on Friday after four consecutive bearish sessions. Gold futures contract for February delivery gained 1.3 percent or $20.70 to $1,597.90 on Comex trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures contract lost almost $140 in its last four bearish sessions however is now expected to cross $1,600 per ounce. Gold […]

Gold Futures Plunge as Germany Objects to Higher Limits of Bailout Fund - December 14, 2011 23:49

Gold futures plunged almost $30 on Wednesday’s Asian trading session as German Chancellor Angela Merkel objected on the proposal on increasing the limit of bailout fund for the euro zone. Gold futures contract for February delivery plunged 1.8 percent or $29.10 to $1,634 per ounce on electronic trading session of New York Mercantile Exchange while […]

Gold Futures Settle Lower after a Strong Rally - December 2, 2011 23:57

Gold futures witnessed correction on Thursday as the investors went of profit taking. Gold futures contract for February delivery fell 0.6 percent or $10.50 to settle at $1,739.80 on Comex trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures rallied on earlier session in reaction to positive move of central banks around the globe to […]

Gold Futures Keep Rallying - November 30, 2011 23:52

Gold futures sustained their bullish rally for the consecutive second day on Tuesday on its safe haven status. Gold futures contract for December delivery gained 0.2 percent or $2.60 to settle at $1,713.40 per ounce on Comex trading of the New York Mercantile Exchange. However some of the analysts were of the opinion that investors […]

NYMEX Trading: Crude Oil Post Slight Gains while Gold ends Lower - November 25, 2011 23:24

Crude oil futures slightly gained on Friday after a volatile session on Friday. Analysts attributed rising US dollar as the reason for pressure on commodities. The dollar index DXY which measures the greenback’s performance against its six major rival currencies gained to 79.607 on Friday as compared to 79.099 on Wednesday’s North American trading session. […]

Gold Futures Fell to Record Low in Four Weeks - November 22, 2011 23:57

Gold futures fell to their lowest in four weeks on Monday as investors were uncertain over the euro zone debt situation and failure of talks of deficit reduction panel in United States. Gold futures contract for December delivery fell 2.7 percent or $46.40 to settle at $1,678.60 per ounce on the Comex trading of the […]

Gold Futures Fell 3.1 percent on Thursday - November 18, 2011 23:57

Gold futures reported a heavy decline on Thursday despite its safe haven status and increased demand for the third quarter. Gold futures contract for December delivery plunged 3.1 percent or $54.10 to settle at $1,720.20 per ounce on the Comex trading or the New York Mercantile Exchange. Many analysts were of the opinion that gold […]