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Gold Extends Correction Lower

Ivaylo
09 Jun, 2006
Metals

    The powerful upward move of the dollar continued to erase gains in gold and silver, based on premises that the Fed''s interest-rate tightening cycle isn''t finished yet and that the Fed is committed to fighting inflation, having as a result funds liquidating positions in gold.

[R]5:00AM Gold and silver continue decline on Thursday.[/R]
August gold declined $18.80 to finish at $613.80 an ounce on NYME. It reached a low of $613, its weakest level since April 13. Gold reached an all-time peak of $739.20 an ounce on May 12. July silver declined 81.5 cents to $11.075 an ounce, after it bottomed at $11.05 an ounce - its weakest level since March 29. July platinum plunged $41.40 to $1,190.10 an ounce, while September palladium tumbled $21.10 to $322.55 an ounce. The benchmark July copper contract closed the day down 22.7 cents at $3.3570 per pound.

The July crude oil contract finished down 47 cents at $70.35 a barrel after falling to $69.10 a barrel. July gasoline closed 2.18 cents lower at $2.1022 a gallon, much higher than its earlier low of $2.0450 a gallon. On the New York Board of Trade, July Arabica coffee closed 0.45 cent higher at 96.45 cents a pound and raw sugar in foreign ports futures for July ended down 0.19 cent at 15.03 cents a pound.

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