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By Jon Nadler |
March 23, 2012
The final trading session of this week opened with mild gains in the precious metals’ complex, as crude oil and copper recovered a tad and as the dollar retreated a bit on the trade weighted index.
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By Jon Nadler |
March 16, 2012
This morning’s New York trading action started off on the downside once again for the metals. Gold practically erased yesterday’s gains and dipped to near the $1,640 per ounce while silver also retreated from last night’s closing values and dropped to near $32.20 the ounce.
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By Jon Nadler |
February 10, 2012
Spot precious metals dealings opened on the weak side with all four principal metals that we track losing more than 1.2% and up to 2.1% percent. Spot gold was down nearly $25 at $1,704 per ounce while silver was bid near $33.25, down 60 more than cents.
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By Jon Nadler |
February 1, 2012
Spot metals dealings opened higher across the board on Wednesday as the specs extended that which they successfully carried out in January for yet another session’s worth. Gold opened near $1,745 with a roughly $7 gain per ounce.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 12, 2012
Gold prices opened with a gain of $11 at $1,654 the ounce in New York while silver advanced about 40 cents to the $30.35 level. Both metals are in the midst of an upward push which might carry them to the $1,700 and $32 areas respectively.
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By Jon Nadler |
January 6, 2012
Gold prices opened on the nervous side this morning but eked out an 80-cent gain to start the final session of the week at $1,622.20 per ounce. The dollar's current strength is continuing to hold gold back from convincingly surpassing 200-DMA resistance.
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By Jon Nadler |
November 8, 2011
Precious metals prices opened mixed on Tuesday with gold and silver retreating a bit while platinum and palladium staged advances. Spot gold was quoted at $1,791 per ounce, down about $5 while silver fell 15 cents to the $34.bid level per ounce.
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By Jon Nadler |
November 7, 2011
Metals markets opened firmer on Monday as the on-going eurozone drama continued to play out without signs of a resolution despite the G-20 summit's end. Gold moved higher despite a slip in the euro and a slightly stronger US dollar.
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By Jon Nadler |
November 2, 2011
Metals markets opened the midweek session on a positive note as players attempted to repair some of the damage that had been inflicted on Monday and Tuesday by the going-on in Europe and elsewhere.
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By Jon Nadler |
October 4, 2011
Some and eventually more than all of Monday's gains in gold were handed back by speculators this morning as a further rise in the US dollar and a hefty slide in crude oil made life a tad more difficult for the bulls in the yellow and white metals.
