Precious metals gained for a second session in a row on Thursday. Gold’s advance was its ninth in ten sessions. The precious metal also ended at an 8.5-month high.
Gold for April delivery tacked on $30.50, or 1.6%, to settle at $1,902 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since June 2 when gold ended at $1,909.90 an ounce.
"Safe-haven demand is featured as reports say a Russian invasion of Ukraine is ‘imminent’. Silver prices are moderately up, but not yet catching the strong safe-haven bid that is gold,” Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note.
Gold futures traded between $1,869.70 and $1,904. They gained 0.8% on Wednesday, they shed 0.7% on Tuesday, and they climbed 1.5% on Monday.
Silver for March delivery added 27 cents, or 1.1%, to $23.875 an ounce. The close was the highest since Jan. 25 when silver finished at $23.896 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $23.44 to $23.93. They advanced 1.1% on Wednesday, they fell 2.1% on Tuesday, and they surged 2.1% on Monday.
In other precious metals Thursday:
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April platinum moved up $29, or 2.7%, to $1,092.70 an ounce, trading between $1,057.80 and $1,096.20.
- Palladium for March delivery surged $87.50, or 3.9%, to $2,359.10 an ounce, ranging from $2,270.50 to $2,420.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2022
Published United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged Thursday. 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) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Last Week | This Week | December | January | February | 2022 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 21,000 | 10,500 | 41,000 | 123,500 | 31,500 | 155,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 45,000 | 0 | 45,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 64,000 | 2,000 | 66,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 195,000 | 15,000 | 210,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 10,500 | 61,500 | 12,000 | 73,500 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 500,000 | 480,500 | 0 | 5,001,000 | 980,500 | 5,981,000 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| $25 American Eagle 1 Oz Palladium Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuskegee Airmen 5 oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
