Gold Returns to 8-Week Low, Silver Logs First Gain in Five Sessions

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Silver closed higher for the first time last Thursday

Most precious metals futures advanced Thursday. Gold was the exception, posting its fourth decline in five sessions and closing at a fresh eight-week low.

Gold for December delivery shed $3.60, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,273.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement is the weakest since Aug. 8 when prices ended at $1,262.60 an ounce.

"Some early-session short covering and bargain hunting gave way to selling pressure tied to risk-on attitudes and a rallying U.S. dollar index," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals Inc., said in a report. "Also a bearish underlying element for the precious metals markets is recent more hawkish rhetoric coming from the major central banks of the world — namely the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank," Wyckoff added.

Gold futures traded from a low of $1,275.60 to a high of $1,281.60. They rose 0.2% on Wednesday, dipped less than 0.1% on Tuesday, and declined 0.7% on Monday.

Ending higher for the first time in five sessions, silver for December delivery advanced 1.4 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $16.638 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $16.59 to $16.77. They fell 0.2% on Wednesday — marking their lowest close since Aug. 8, slipped less than 0.1% on Tuesday, and declined 1% on Monday.

In other precious metals futures prices:

  • January platinum added $3.20, or 0.4%, to $918 an ounce, trading between $912.10 and $921.

  • Palladium for December delivery tacked on $16.85, or 1.8%, to $936.50 an ounce, ranging from $920.65 to $942.60.

London Precious Metals Prices

In comparing earlier fixed London gold and silver prices from Wednesday PM to Thursday PM:

  • Gold added 25 cents, or 0.02%, to 1,274.50 an ounce.
  • Silver declined 16.5 cents, or 1%, to $16.66 an ounce.

LBMA platinum and palladium prices are available on the LBMA’s website with a delay of midnight.

US Mint Bullion Sales in 2017

United States bullion sales advanced by 1,000 ounces in American Gold Eagles. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold during varying periods. Products with an asterisk (*) are no longer available.

US Mint Bullion Sales (# of coins)
Thursday Last Week September This Week / October YTD
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin 0 0 0 0 20,000
$25 American Eagle 1 Oz Palladium Coin* 0 15,000 15,000 0 15,000
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 1,000 2,000 8,000 2,500 172,500
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 0 1,000 1,000 1,000 31,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 2,000 0 56,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 0 5,000 25,000 5,000 335,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 1,500 1,000 77,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 0 195,000 320,000 150,000 16,048,500
2017 Effigy Mounds 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 0 35,000
2017 Frederick Douglass 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 0 20,000
2017 Ozark Riverways 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 0 20,000
2017 Ellis Island 5 Oz Silver Coin* 0 0 0 0 40,000

 

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