Gold managed to log gains today following three consecutive sessions of declines. The metal remained about 4% down over the week, though. Silver, platinum, and palladium managed to join the rally, while copper posted losses.
The dollar remained strong today due to risk aversion on markets, which continued to drive investors to the safety of the US currency. Usually, commodities priced in the dollar move inversely to the currency but that was not the case for gold and other precious metals today. Market analysts speculated that the recent stretch of declines attracted bargain hunters, who were buying bullion while it was cheap.
The outlook for gold remains rather pessimistic, though. With the increasing number of coronavirus cases across the world, the upcoming US presidential election, the
Futures for delivery of gold in December rallied $10 (0.54%) to $1,878.4 per troy ounce as of 17:48 GMT on COMEX today. Contract for silver added $0.17 (0.74%) to its value to trade at $23.28 per ounce. Spot price for platinum climbed by $8.07 (0.96%) to $850.18 per ounce, and palladium edged up $5.66 (0.25%) to $2,235.47 per ounce. At the same time, copper declined by $0.0165 (0.55%) to $2.9765 per pound.
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