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 […]

Crude Oil Futures Slightly Gain in Reaction to Better than Expected manufacturing Data - September 2, 2011 23:28

Crude oil futures slightly gained on Thursday in reaction to better than expected US and Chinese manufacturing data. China’s manufacturing data turned out to be better than expected as China’s Purchasing Mangers’ Index gained to 50.9 for the month of August as compared to 50.7 in the month of July. Analysts expected manufacturing index to […]

Gold gives the Best Performance in August since November 2009 - September 2, 2011 0:00

Gold futures remained in positive zone on Wednesday and recorded gain of 12 percent of the month of August which happens to be highest monthly gain since November 2009. Gold futures contract for December delivery gained 0.1 percent or $1.90 to $1,831.70 per ounce on Comex division of New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract […]

Crude Oil Futures Decline on Increased Supply - September 1, 2011 23:39

Crude oil futures gained on Wednesday as inventories increased as per latest report of Energy Information Administration. According to the latest data of EIA, crude oil inventories increased by 5.3 million barrels for the week, whereas analysts expected the decline of 1.2 million barrels. As per data on Bentz the Cushing crude stocks declined by […]

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, […]

Crude Oil Futures Jumps on Tuesday on Positive Demand Outlook - August 31, 2011 23:37

Crude oil futures gained on Tuesday as investors were optimistic about oil futures demand. The latest economic data also remained mixed, as the consumer confidence index declined to 44.5 for the month of August as compared to 59.2 in July. However Case Shiller home price index gained 1.1 percent. Crude oil futures contract for October […]

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 […]

Crude Oil Declines on Wednesday despite decrease in Stockpiles - August 25, 2011 21:53

Crude oil futures declined on Wednesday despite decline in weekly inventories data.  According to latest report of the Energy Information Administration crude oil inventories dropped 2.2 million barrels for the week ended August 19th, 2011 while analyst were hoping oil inventories to gain by 2 million barrels. According to EIA, gasoline inventories surged 1.4 million […]

Crude Oil gains on Tuesday in reaction to Bullish Stock markets - August 24, 2011 23:58

Crude oil futures surged on Tuesday in reaction to performing US stock markets. Crude oil futures for October delivery jumped 1.2 percent or $1.02 to settle at $85.44 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. London’s Brent crude for October also surged 0.9 percent or $0.95 to $109.31 per barrel on ICE Futures exchange. Stock […]