Market Updates
Gold Slips Slightly
Ivaylo
01 Aug, 2006
Metals
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Despite the nearly flat close on the day, gold is building a base to move higher amid concerns about North Korea, Iran, Venezuela and the fighting in the Middle East, which have built a premium into the market. Silver, platinum and palladium edged up, while searing heat in North America sent natural gas prices surging.
[R]5:00AM Gold prices slid, natural gas jumped, other metals moved up a bit.[/R]
December gold futures settled $1 lower on Monday at $646.80 an ounce on the NYME. September silver contract ended 0.5 cents higher at $11.370 an ounce. October platinum added up $7.90 at $1,241.60 an ounce while September palladium finished $3.00 higher at $317.15 an ounce. Copper closed higher after gaining strong buying support as workers at Chile''s Escondida copper mine are set for a possible strike in the coming weeks. September copper ended up 2.1 cents at $3.57 per pound.
The front-month September light, sweet crude oil contract finished up $1.16 to $74.40 a barrel. The heat in North America sent natural gas prices up. September natural gas rose $1.027 to end at $8.211 a million British thermal units. August gasoline, which expires Monday, finished down 0.46 cents to $2.2289 a gallon. On the New York Board of Trade, September Arabica coffee futures closed 0.05 cent lower at 99.35 cents while October futures for raw sugar in foreign ports added up 0.15 cent at 14.91 cents a pound.
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