Precious metals futures advanced on Monday with gains ranging from 0.3% for gold to 4.2% for palladium.
Gold for June delivery added $4 to close at $1,340.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement is the highest since Wednesday, April 4.
"The precious metals saw modest support from a weaker U.S. dollar index on this day," Kitco News reported. "Buyers of the safe-haven metals were squelched by a solid rally in the U.S. stock market today."
Gold futures traded from a low of $1,330.10 to a high of $1,341.50. They rose 0.7% last week.
Meanwhile, silver for May delivery tacked on 16.7 cents, or 1%, to settle at $16.529 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $16.29 to $16.54. They rose 0.6% last week.
In other precious metals futures prices on Monday:
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July platinum advanced $21.90, or 2.4%, to settle at $939.40 an ounce, trading between $920 and $940.50.
- Palladium for June delivery jumped $37.35 to $932.50 an ounce, ranging from $895.85 to $934.
Last week, the two posted respective losses of 1.6% and 5.2%.
London Precious Metals Prices
LBMA bullion prices are available on the LBMA website with a delay of midnight.
Last week in LBMA metal prices, gold rose 0.6% to $1,331.20 an ounce, silver was virtually flat with a half-penny loss at $16.275 an ounce, platinum shed 2.7% to $911 an ounce and palladium plunged 6.3% to $909 an ounce.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2018
United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged as of 2:58 p.m. ET. 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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Last Week | March | April | 2018 Sales | |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20,000 |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 2,500 | 0 | 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 | 10,000 | 0 | 95,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 28,500 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 210,000 | 915,000 | 210,000 | 5,302,500 |
| Pictured Rocks 5 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | 30,000 |
