Gold Sheds 0.1%, Silver Snaps 4-Session Winning Streak

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Precious metals futures divided Thursday with gold and silver lower and platinum and palladium higher

Gold prices ended lower Thursday, as did silver and that snapped its four-session win streak.

Gold for April delivery slid $1.80, or 0.1%, to settle at $1,262.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"Buying interest in the safe-haven gold market was limited by an improving investor risk appetite the past couple days, evidenced by the rallies in U.S. stock indexes," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals Inc., said in a report. "However, sellers were leery Thursday due to bullish ‘outside market’ forces — a lower U.S. dollar index and sharply higher crude oil prices."

Gold traded from a low of $1,256.10 to a high of $1,274.60. Prices on Wednesday picked up $4.20, or 0.3%.

Silver for March delivery fell 20 cents, or 1.1%, to end at $17.20 an ounce. Silver prices ranged from $16.92 to $17.50.

In PGM futures on Thursday:

  • April platinum gained $10.80, or 0.9%, to $1,249.70 an ounce, trading between $1,230.20 and $1,256.90.

  • Palladium for March delivery added $5.50, or 0.7%, to $795.70 an ounce, ranging from $784.90 to $797.10.

London Fix Precious Metals

Earlier fixed London precious metals declined. In comparing London bullion Fix prices from Wednesday PM to Thursday PM:

  • Gold lost $9.25, or 0.7%, to $1,259.25 an ounce,
  • Silver tumbled 39 cents, or 2.2%, to $17 an ounce,
  • Platinum dipped $3, or 0.2%, to $1,235 an ounce, and
  • Palladium declined $4, or 0.5%, to $788 an ounce.

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales in February

United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged Thursday as of 4:10 PM ET. Below are sales of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of bullion coins sold last week, this week so far, in January, and the year-to-date. Coins with an asterisk (*) have sold out for 2014 with 2015-dated versions yet to be released.

American Eagle and Buffalo Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Thursday Sales Last Week This Week January Sales YTD Sales
$100 American Platinum Eagle Bullion Coins* 0 0 0 0 0
$50 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 1,000 2,000 51,500 53,500
$25 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 0 0 18,000 18,000
$10 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 0 0 36,000 36,000
$5 American Eagle Bullion Gold Coins 0 15,000 5,000 115,000 120,000
$50 American Buffalo Bullion Gold Coins 0 2,000 1,000 34,500 35,500
$1 American Eagle Silver Bullion Coins 0 769,500 610,500 5,530,000 6,140,500
Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins* 0 0 0 0 0
Shenandoah National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins 0 0 0 600 600
Arches National Park 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins* 0 0 0 0 0
Great Sand Dunes 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins* 0 0 0 0 0
Everglades 5 Oz Silver Bullion Coins* 0 0 0 0 0

 

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