Gold Gains for Sixth Straight Session, Silver Advances

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Gold, silver and other precious metals traded higher Wednesday

Gold prices edged higher Wednesday, gaining for the sixth straight session and closing at another 10-week high.

Gold for August delivery rose $1.30, or 0.1%, to finish at $1,322.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The closing price is the highest since April 14 when gold settled at $1,327.60 an ounce. Gains on Wednesday were attributed to safe-haven demand and a weaker U.S. dollar.

"The dollar weakness is keeping gold supported," Phil Streible, a senior commodity broker at R.J. O’Brien & Associates in Chicago, said in a telephone interview according to Bloomberg News. "There is also some safe-haven buying because of Iraq."

Gold prices traded from a low of $1,305.40 to a high of $1,325.60. In addition to the current streak, gold has climbed in 12 of 13 sessions.

Silver rose for a second consecutive day and has advanced in 12 of the last 13 sessions. Silver for July delivery added 7 cents, or 0.4%, to $21.12 an ounce, ranging from $20.71 to $21.17.

In rounding out the precious metals complex:

  • July platinum added $1.30, or 0.1%, to $1,473.20 an ounce, trading between $1,454.80 and $1,477.70.

  • Palladium for September delivery rose $2.85, or 0.3%, to $833.25 an ounce, ranging from $822.30 to $834.75.

London Fix Precious Metals

Earlier fixed London precious metals declined. In contrasting London bullion fix prices from Tuesday PM to Wednesday PM:

  • Gold lost $1.75, or 0.1%, to $1,316.75 an ounce,
  • Silver fell 34 cents, or 1.6%, to $20.78 an ounce,
  • Platinum dropped $10, or 0.7%, to $1,459 an ounce, and
  • Palladium shed $2, or 0.2%, to $826 an ounce

US Mint Bullion Sales in June

United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged as of 2:56 p.m. ET. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of bullion coins sold last week, this week so far, last month, the month-to-date, and the year-to-date.

American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Wednesday Sales Sales Last Week Sales Week-To-Date Sales May Sales June Sales YTD Sales
$100 American Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins 0 0 0 1,000 700 12,900
$50 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins 0 11,500 3,500 29,000 32,500 188,000
$25 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins 0 0 0 3,000 0 25,000
$10 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins 0 2,000 0 6,000 2,000 70,000
$5 American Gold Eagle Bullion Coins 0 5,000 0 35,000 20,000 345,000
$50 American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins 0 6,500 0 12,500 12,000 107,500
$1 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins 0 580,000 0 3,988,500 1,925,000 23,361,500
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 1,000 4,000 2,000 29,000
Shenandoah National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 400 19,500 900 20,000
Arches National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 2,800 2,000 N/A 18,300 18,300

 

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S Grubb

The Mint ran out of Silver Eagles again?