For a second Tuesday in a row, precious metals futures ended in opposite directions from their start on Monday with gold, silver and platinum lower and palladium higher.
Gold for June delivery declined $9.60, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,337.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
"I attribute today’s gold price fall as profit-taking after yet another failed attempt to break past the double top around $1354," MarketWatch quoted Chintan Karnani, chief market analyst at Insignia Consultants.
Gold futures traded from a low of $1,332.70 to a high of $1,346.60. They advanced 1.5% on Monday.
Silver for May delivery dropped 28 cents, or 1.7%, to close at $16.392 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $16.34 to $16.61. The surged 2.5% on Monday.
In rounding out precious metals futures:
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July platinum lost $5.20, or 0.6%, to $931.30 an ounce, trading between $921.50 and $940.80.
- Palladium for June delivery edged up 30 cents to $927.80 an ounce, ranging from $925.20 to $939.50.
LBMA bullion prices are available on the LBMA website with a delay of midnight.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2018
United States Mint bullion sales advanced by 210,000 ounces in American Silver Eagles. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold during varying periods.
| US Mint Bullion Sales (# of coins) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday / April | Last Week | February | March | 2018 Sales | |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 0 | 20,000 |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 2,500 | 43,500 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 95,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 3,500 | 1,000 | 28,500 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 210,000 | 285,000 | 942,500 | 915,000 | 5,302,500 |
| Pictured Rocks 5 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 |
This article was edited to included updated U.S. Mint bullion figures
