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 […]

Crude Oil witnesses Correction on Weaker Greenback - August 19, 2011 23:28

Crude oil futures declined on Friday in reaction to weaker US dollar and bearish closing at Wall Street.  Crude oil futures contract for September delivery fell 0.2 percent or $0.12 to settle at $82.26 per barrel on New York Mercantile Exchange. The respective contract reached the day’s low of $79.17 per barrel while plunged 3.7 […]

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 […]

Crude Oil Gains despite Increase in Oil Inventories - August 18, 2011 23:46

Crude oil futures gained on Wednesday despite increase in US oil inventories reported Energy Information Administration. As per latest report of EIA, crude oil inventories increased by 4.2 million barrels for the week ended August 12th, 2011. On the other hand analysts were expecting oil supplies to decrease by 500,000 barrels for the respective week. […]

Oil Falls on Tuesday in Reaction to Reduced Global Demand - August 18, 2011 0:00

Crude oil futures declined 1.4 percent on Tuesday on reaction to uncertainty over oil’s global demand outlook. Selling pressure was for crude oil futures as escalating political crisis in Middle East and North Africa followed by oil spill in North Sea raised concerns. Crude oil futures contract for September delivery declined $1.23 to settle at […]

Gold Futures Make another Record on Tuesday - August 17, 2011 23:45

Gold futures contract made their record level despite weak European economic data. Gold futures for December delivery gained 1.5 percent or $27 to settle at $1,785 per ounce in Comex trading of New York Mercantile Exchange. Its earlier record which was made on August 10th stood at $1,784.30 per ounce. However for on Tuesday the […]

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, […]