Gold Marks 7.5-Month High And Tops $1,300

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Gold futures logged their best close since June 14

Precious metals futures ended mixed Monday as gold and silver gained and platinum and palladium declined. Gold finished at a seven-and-a-half-month high.

Gold for February delivery added $5, or 0.4%, to end at $1,303.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since June 14 when gold finished at $1,308.30 an ounce.

"Technically, February gold futures bulls have the overall near-term technical advantage and have gained more power recently, keeping a price uptrend in place on the daily bar chart," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals Inc., said in a report. "Gold bulls’ next upside near-term price breakout objective is to produce a close above solid technical resistance at $1,330.00."

Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,296.50 to a high of $1,303.70. They picked up 1.2% last week.

Silver for March delivery rose 6.6 cents, or 0.4%, to settle at $15.765 an ounce. The close was the strongest since Jan. 3 when silver settled at $15.797 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $15.61 and $15.83. They gained 2% last week.

In other precious metals futures prices:

  • April platinum declined $3.80, or 0.5%, to $814.50 an ounce, ranging from $810.90 to $822.20.

  • Palladium for March delivery fell $30.50, or 2.3%, to $1,289.30 an ounce, trading between $1,287.70 and $1,329.

Last week, platinum moved up 2% and palladium lost 1.2%.

London Precious Metals Prices

In comparing earlier fixed London gold and silver prices from Friday PM to Monday PM

  • Gold added $8.25, or 0.6%, to $1,302.15 an ounce.
  • Silver rose 31 cents, or 2%, to $15.685 an ounce.

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

In LBMA prices last week, silver and palladium declined by 0.6% and 3.2% while gold and platinum rose by 0.8% and 1.4%.

US Mint 2019 Bullion Sales

United States Mint bullion sales climbed by a combined 1,000 ounces in American Gold Eagles, by 60,000 ounces in American Silver Eagles, and by 1,000 ounces in American Platinum 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)
Monday Last Week December 2018 Sales 2019 Sales
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin 1,000 0 0 30,000 26,600
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 500 2,500 3,000 191,000 43,500
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 0 32,000 14,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 0 62,000 20,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 5,000 0 0 230,000 80,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 1,500 1,500 121,500 22,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 60,000 375,000 490,000 15,700,000 3,991,000

 

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