Metals Stocks: Gold futures fall, log first drop in four sessions - 03 February 12Gold futures fall $19 an ounce to end lower for the first time in three sessions as a bigger-than-expected jump in the number of U.S. jobs added in January dulled investor demand for the metal.
Metals Stocks: Gold closes higher on positive market sentiment - 01 February 12Gold futures end higher, extend a winning run into a second day as the dollar weakens and market sentiment is largely positive. Other metals also settle higher, with platinum leading the way.
Metals Stocks: Gold soars to 7-week high on post-Fed rally - 26 January 12Gold prices rise to their highest level since early December, extending gains that followed the Federal Reserve’s announcement that it plans to hold rates near zero until the end of 2014.
Metals Stocks: Gold ends atop $1,700; Fed extends low-rate pledge - 25 January 12Yellow metal’s prices finish sharply higher, topping $1,700 an ounce, as the Federal Reserve extends its pledge to keep interest rates at exceptionally low levels till late 2014, which will help boost demand for gold as an inflation hedge.
Metals Stocks: Gold ends below $1,665 on dollar strength - 24 January 12Gold futures closed below $1,665 an ounce, pulling back from a six-week high to post their first loss in three sessions on strength in the dollar and lack of buying support from Chinese markets on a Lunar New Year holiday.
Metals Stocks: Gold settles at six-week high - 23 January 12Gold and silver futures rise, extending gains made at the end of last week, on a weaker dollar and investor optimism.