Gold Scores Fifth Straight Session Gain

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Gold futures settled Tuesday, June 4, at their best price since Feb. 25

Gold futures pushed ahead Tuesday for their fifth consecutive session increase, and marked a fresh, more than three-month settlement high.

Gold for August delivery inched up 80 cents, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,328.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The finish was the highest since Feb 25.

"From a technical point of view the recovery above the psychological threshold of $1,300 represents a first positive element, while the strength shown in the last 48 hours, with the rally up to $1,330 is confirming the bullish scenario," MarketWatch quoted Carlo Alberto De Casa, chief analyst at broker ActivTrades.

"The next target could now be the resistance area of $1,350-$1,370, a level which has always stopped gold in the last 4 years," he said.

Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,324.70 to a high of $1,334.10. They advanced 1.3% on Monday.

Silver for July delivery rose 2.9 cents, or 0.2%, to end at $14.769 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $14.64 and $14.83. They gained 1.2% on Monday.

In other precious metals futures Tuesday:

  • July platinum declined $1.80, or 0.2%, to $819.10 an ounce, ranging from $816 to $825.40.

  • Palladium for September delivery surged $25.80, or 2%, to $1,340.80 an ounce, trading between $1,311.10 and $1,349.60.

London Precious Metals Prices

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

  • Gold added $7.15, or 0.5%, to $1,324.25 an ounce.
  • Silver added 1.5 cents, or 0.1%, to $14.72 an ounce.

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

US Mint 2019 Bullion Sales

United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint 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)
Tuesday Last Week This Week / June April May 2019 Sales
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 1,000 500 6,500 3,500 74,500
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 0 1,000 0 19,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 0 2,000 0 26,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 5,000 25,000 5,000 145,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 1,000 6,500 3,000 45,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 0 140,000 223,500 1,196,000 866,000 9,210,500
American Memorial Park 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 0 0 N/A 78,000 78,000
Lowell 5 Oz Silver Coin* N/A N/A 80,000
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin* N/A   6,500 N/A 40,000

 

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