Gold Drops 1.3%, Silver Slips 0.6%

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Precious metals declined Tuesday. U.S. Mint bullion coin levels were unchanged.

Gold declined Tuesday, giving back gains from Monday and all of last week. Outflows in gold-backed ETFs were attributed to pressuring the yellow metal.

"The SPDR gold holdings continue to decline, and that’s been a major enemy of any rally attempts here," Reuters quoted Bill O’Neill, partner of commodities investment firm LOGIC Advisors.

Gold for June delivery fell $19.20, or 1.3%, to settle at $1,448.80 an ounce on the Comex in New York. Gold prices ranged from a low of $1,440.40 to a high of $1,470.00. Prices edged up $3.80 on Monday and advanced $10.60 last week.

"There’s a lot of betting against gold going on… Professional money managers have built up a sizeable short position," MarketWatch quoted Ben Traynor, chief economist at BullionVault.

"At the same time, the ETFs continue to lose metal, which makes would-be gold investors circumspect."

In other New York precious metals futures on Tuesday:

  • Down for a second day, silver for July delivery declined 14.9 cents, or 0.6%, to close at $23.806 an ounce. Silver traded between $23.40 and $24.04. Silver lost 5.9 cents on Monday.

  • July platinum dropped $26.50, or 1.8%, to $1,481.20 an ounce, ranging from $1,477.30 to $1,506.90. The precious metal advanced $6.50 in the previous session.

  • Palladium for June delivery plunged $16.50, or 2.4%, to $680.60 an ounce, ranging from $677.70 to $696.00. Palladium gained $3.80 on Monday.

London Fix Precious Metals

London markets were closed Monday for a banking holiday. In comparing Friday PM to Tuesday PM London fixings:

  • Gold declined $25.00, or 1.7%, to $1,444.25 an ounce,
  • Silver lost 50.0 cents, or 2.1%, to $23.75 an ounce,
  • Platinum fell $17.00, or 1.1%, to $1,484.00 an ounce, and
  • Palladium dropped $12.00, or 1.7%, to $682.00 an ounce

US Bullion Coin Sales in May

Sales levels for U.S. Mint bullion products were unchanged Tuesday. The following are daily, May and year-to-date bullion coin totals as published by the United States Mint.

American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Coin Sales
  Tuesday Sales Last Week Week-To-Date May Sales YTD Sales
$50 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 0 38,000 3,000 13,000 447,000
$25 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 0 3,000 0 0 40,000
$10 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins 0 4,000 0 0 72,000
$5 American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins* 0 5,000 0 0 300,000
$50 American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins 0 14,500 0 1,500 133,500
American Silver Eagle Bullion Coins 0 845,000 719,500 719,500 19,029,500

 

*The U.S. Mint has temporarily suspended sales of its smallest American Gold Eagle until inventories are replenished. The Mint ran out of them on April 22.

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