Gold, Silver and Other Precious Metals Log Modest Changes

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Gold and other precious metals logged small changes Wednesday

Precious metals closed with very narrow changes Wednesday. Gold was the single gainer in very light, range-bounded trading.

Gold prices for December delivery settled up $3.20, or 0.2%, to $1,616.00 an ounce. Prices traded between an intraday low and high of $1,605.90 and $1,619.50.

"There appears to be little investor enthusiasm to push gold prices in any clear direction. A dearth of important economic releases this week and thin summer turnover may leave gold trading in a near-term no-man’s land," said James Steel, HSBC’s chief commodity analyst, according to Reuters.

In other New York precious metals:

  • Barely snapping a three-day winning streak, silver prices for September delivery edged down 1.1 cents to $28.075 an ounce. Silver ranged from a low of $27.66 to a high of $28.21.

  • Platinum for October delivery was also nearly unchanged, dipping 20.0 cents to $1,410.20 an ounce. Platinum touched a low of $1,399.00 and a high of $1,411.40.

  • Palladium for September delivery declined $1.70, or 0.3%, to $586.50 an ounce, trading between $581.50 and $587.95.

London Precious Metals

London precious metals were mixed Wednesday. When comparing London PM Fix prices:

  • Gold added $2.25, or 0.1%, to $1,613.25 an ounce,
  • Silver lost 16.0 cents, or 0.6%, to $27.84 an ounce,
  • Platinum declined $8.00, or 0.6%, to $1,402.00 an ounce, and
  • Palladium was unchanged at $585.00 an ounce

Sales of U.S. Mint Bullion Coins

Sales of U.S. Mint bullion coins were unchanged Wednesday as of 4:24 p.m. ET. The latest daily, August and year-to-date sales figures for U.S. Mint bullion products follow.

US Mint American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Coin Sales
  Daily Gains August Gains YTD 2012
$50 American Gold Eagle Coins 0 3,500 317,000
$25 American Gold Eagle Coins 0 0 56,000
$10 American Gold Eagle Coins 0 0 54,000
$5 American Gold Eagle Coins 0 5,000 195,000
$50 American Buffalo Gold Coins 0 2,500 81,500
American Silver Eagle Coins 0 765,000 20,435,000

 

America the Beautiful 5 Oz. Silver Bullion Coin Sales
  Daily Gains August Gains All-Time Total
2012 El Yunque National Forest 5 oz. Silver Coins 0 400 13,600
2012 Chaco Culture National Historical Park 5 oz. Silver Coins 0 400 7,800
2012 Acadia National Park 5 oz. Silver Coins 0 600 10,500
2011 Olympic National Park 5 oz. Silver Coins 0 0 85,500
2011 Vicksburg National Military Park 5 oz. Silver Coins 0 0 39,100
2011 Chickasaw Park 5 oz. Silver Coins 0 0 29,400
TOTAL 0 1,400 185,900

 

Above U.S. Mint bullion sales are in coin totals, not in amount of ounces sold.

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