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Gold down on strong US dollar
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IANS | 28 Nov, 2015
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange
fell on Friday as a stronger US dollar put pressure on the precious
metal during a period of no news due to the combination of Thanksgiving
holiday and the early market close on Friday.
The most active
gold contract for February delivery lost $13.5, or 1.26 percent, to
settle at $1,056.2 per ounce, Xinhua news agency reported.
Gold
fell as the dollar rose to an eight-month high on Friday, putting
pressure on the metal. The US dollar Index rose by 0.20 to 100.07 as of
17.00 GMT. The index is a measure of the dollar against a basket of
major currencies.
Gold and the dollar typically move in opposite
directions, which means if the dollar goes up, gold futures will fall as
gold, measured by the dollar, becomes more expensive for investors.
Analysts note that gold is near its six-year low point.
The
precious metal was put under further pressure as a report released on
Friday by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department showed net gold
imports to China from Hong Kong falling to 71.581 tonnes in October
from a 10-month-high of 97.242 tonnes in September.
Analysts
believe that this decreased physical demand, coupled with the
expectation for a Fed rate increase makes the long-term outlook for gold
bulls look very bleak.
The current chances for the US central
bank to raise interest rates at their December 15 Federal Open Market
Committee (FOMC) meeting remains at at an implied probability at 78
percent, according to the CMEGroup's Fedwatch tool, which is based on
30-day Fed Fund futures prices.
Expectations were originally for a
delay in the rate hike until 2016 but the FOMC meeting in late October
confirmed that the Fed wants to raise rates before the end of 2015.
An
increase in the Fed's interest rate drives investors away from gold and
towards assets with a return, as the precious metal bears no interest.
There has not been an increase in the Fed's interest rate since June
2006, before the beginning of the American financial crisis.
Analysts
believe that the Fed rate hike has still not yet been fully priced in,
and continued global geopolitical conflict is still artificially
propping up the precious metal.
Silver for March delivery fell
12.7 cents, or 0.90 percent, to close at $14.048 per ounce. Platinum for
January delivery dropped $8.1, or 0.96 percent, to close at $835.8 per
ounce.
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Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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66.20
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64.50 |
UK Pound
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87.50
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84.65 |
Euro
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78.25
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75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
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