🐂 Not all bull runs are created equal. November’s AI picks include 5 stocks up +20% eachUnlock Stocks

PRECIOUS-Gold prices recover as U.S. dollar slips

Published 19/12/2016, 06:01 pm
© Reuters.  PRECIOUS-Gold prices recover as U.S. dollar slips
XAU/USD
-
XAG/USD
-
DX
-
GC
-
SI
-
PA
-
PL
-
GLD
-
DXY
-

* Spot gold may bounce moderately to $1,153 per ounce-technicals

* SPDR Gold holdings down 0.63 pct on Friday

* SPDR holdings fall more than 11 pct since Nov

* Specs cut net longs in COMEX gold for 5th straight week (Updates prices)

By Swati Verma

BENGALURU, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Monday, extending its recovery from a 10-1/2-month low hit last week, as the U.S. dollar slipped from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies.

Spot gold XAU= edged up 0.7 percent to $1,141.61 an ounce by 0651 GMT. The bullion touched $1,122.35 on Thursday, its weakest since Feb. 2.

Gold now appears to have found a base, however, upside will be limited as investors look to other markets for yield, ANZ said in a note.

U.S. gold futures GCcv1 gained 0.6 percent to $1,143.60 per ounce on Monday.

Gold is likely to rebound to $1,160-$1,180 levels before the year-end, said Mark To, head of research at Hong Kong's Wing Fung Financial Group.

The dollar index .DXY , which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, fell 0.4 percent to 102.590. The dollar hit a 14-year high of 103.56 following the Federal Reserve's hawkish interest rate forecasts on Wednesday. USD/

The Fed hiked rates for the first time in a year last week and projected three more increases in 2017, up from the two projected in September. Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Friday the Fed will likely need to raise interest rates more than three times next year and faces challenges in gradually cooling off the U.S. economy. is highly sensitive to rising rates, which lift the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets such as bullion, while boosting the dollar, in which it is priced.

"Medium- to long-term view (for gold) is not optimistic," said Wing Fung's To.

"I won't be surprised if gold prices move down to $1,050 to $1,080 by the start of next year."

Spot gold may bounce moderately to $1,153 per ounce as it has found a support at $1,121, according to Wang Tao, Reuters analyst for commodities technicals. of the SPDR Gold Trust GLD , the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.63 percent to 836.99 tonnes on Friday. Holdings are down over 11 percent since November. GOL/ETF

"(The fall in ETF holdings) illustrates the view investors are moving away from gold at least for the medium term," To added.

Hedge funds and money managers cut their net long position in COMEX gold contracts for the fifth straight week, taking it to a 10-month low in the week to Dec. 13, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data showed on Friday. XAG= gained 0.3 percent to $16.12 per ounce.

Platinum XPT= fell 0.6 percent at $921.50. The white metal jumped 3.7 percent on Friday.

Palladium XPD= was down 0.7 percent at $690.25 an ounce, after falling to a one-month low in the prior session.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.
© 2007-2024 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.