Gold extended drop as the positive report about US retail sales reduced demand for safety among investors. Resulting optimism helped copper to gain.
Retail sales advanced 0.5 percent in July. They were expected to rise 0.4 percent, while June advance was 0.3 percent.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose 1.4 percent. Most commodities also rallied.
September futures for delivery of copper gained $0.0035 (0.1 percent) to $4.0335 per pound as of 13:24 on COMEX. December futures for gold delivery slipped $8.90 (0.5 percent) to $1,742.60 by 13:45.
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Hi, Zink is close to high time low for the year! What’s the outlook for next two month in current scenario? Regards
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enivid Reply:
August 13th, 2011 at 8:01 am
The current scenario suggests further decline of zinc.
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