Gold prices extended early losses to fall below $1,350
Euro slips v/s dollar
Oil prices fell by more than $2 to below $89 per barrel for the first time in 10 days as concerns about high U.S. inventories and Chinese inflation outweighed positive U.S. jobless data. Gold prices extended early losses to fall below $1,350 an ounce on Thursday, hitting their lowest in two months, as the euro surrendered gains to turn negative versus the dollar. Copper fell about 1 percent on Thursday, down from the previous session's record high, as Chinese data raised concerns the country would take further steps to tighten monetary policy and soften demand for metals.
Silver prices had earlier hit a seven-week low at $27.10 an ounce
Copper bounced nearly one percent on Friday
The weak dollar on Friday
Nickel closes higher on Friday
Gold prices fell for a second day on Friday as a stronger appetite for riskier assets such as equities and an improving economic outlook diminished safe-haven buying, more than offsetting a weaker dollar. Copper bounced nearly one percent on Friday, snapping a two-day slide that dragged prices to their lowest level in a month, as the dollar weakened and on worries about more monetary tightening in top-consumer China abated. Bullion notched a third consecutive weekly loss, its longest since July.
Natural Gas falls sharply on Monday, down almost 3%
Gold rose on Monday as lower prices after the metal's third consecutive weekly loss attracted some buyers back to the market, but a more optimistic view of global growth still limited fresh investment. Copper prices rose on Monday, as concerns about Chinese demand abated. A weaker U.S. dollar also helped metals, by making dollar priced commodities cheaper for other currency holders.
Gold eased on Wednesday ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy
Copper rallies, China doubts curb gains
dollar weakened against the euro
Oil prices rebound ahead of Fed statement
Gold eased on Wednesday ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day, while a record outflow from the largest exchange-traded bullion fund kept prices near Tuesday's three-month low. Copper rallied on Wednesday as the dollar weakened against the euro but the approach of a holiday in top consumer China and expectations of tighter monetary policy in the country checked investor enthusiasm. Oil prices bounced higher on Wednesday after two days of losses as the dollar fell to 10-week lows ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve statement.
Euro at 2-month high on ECB official's inflation comments
Copper rose on Thursda
Copper stocks rise again
Crude oil trading around 87$
Gold fell more than 2 percent on Thursday as investor appetite for the metal waned and on growing expectations for rising interest rates that would ultimately make bullion a less attractive investment. Copper rose on Thursday and tin hit a record high on tightening supplies, but copper's gains looked fragile near-term as a holiday approached in top metals consumer China.
Gold posted its biggest gains in eight weeks on Friday
Spot silver rose 3.5 percent to $27.98 an ounce.
Dollar index rose 0.5 percent
Copper ends up near record
Crude oil trading around 89$
Nickel slips sharply after hitting record high
Gold posted its biggest gains in eight weeks on Friday, gaining nearly 2 percent as the prospect of unrest in Egypt spreading across the Middle East fueled a rush of safehaven buying in the financial markets. The nearly $40-an-ounce jump in active trading revived investor interest in bullion, which is still set for its first monthly decline in half a year . Copper prices closed 1.5 percent away from its record high on Friday, after data showing the U.S. economic expansion picked up in the fourth quarter reaffirmed robust global demand prospects for the industrial metal. Lead prices are expected to outshine zinc <CMZN0> this year as the galvanizing metal continues to struggle with vast stocks and another year of surplus.
Gold extended losses on Monday to hit session lows after U.S. data showed consumption beat expectations in December, while the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of inflation rose at its most moderate pace on record. Copper came within touching distance of record highs on Monday as expectations of healthy demand from top consumers China and the United States boosted sentiment.
Copper hit a record high on Tuesday nearing $10,000 a tonne buoyed by positive U.S. economic data as well as supply concerns, while a weaker dollar underpinned its advance. The U.S. dollar pared some losses versus the euro and yen on Tuesday after the ISM and construction readings but still remained down on the day. Gold prices steadied on Tuesday after well-received U.S. manufacturing data lifted the dollar and boosted appetite for higher-risk assets at gold's expense, balancing support lent by political upheaval in Egypt.
Gold prices eased on Wednesday after well-received U.S. economic data
Copper rushed towards a record high on Wednesday
euro retreated from a 2-1/2-month high against the dollar
US ADP jobs data higher than expectations
Gold prices eased on Wednesday after well-received U.S. economic data and a spate of upbeat corporate earnings deflected interest away from bullion on to higher-risk, higher-yielding assets. Copper rushed towards a record high on Wednesday, nearing $10,000 a tonne before losing momentum, but solid manufacturing data that pointed to higher demand for the industrial metal suggested gains further ahead. The euro retreated from a 2-1/2-month high against the dollar on Wednesday as signs of dissent over a euro zone rescue plan and unrest in Egypt caused some investors to take profits on its recent rise
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop more than expected
Gold falls for second day as dollar strengthens
U.S. dollar extended gains against the euro
Crude oil trading above 90$
Zinc hits multi week high
Natural gas galls sharply after inventory data
Copper struck a record high at $10,000 on Thursday while tin also hit all-time peaks, on supply deficit concerns and as recent economic data from top consumers China and the United States increased demand prospects. Gold recovered sharply on second day after U.S. data showed a healthy pace of growth in the U.S. services sector, having earlier risen on the back of more muted expectations for euro zone rate rises.
Gold dropped on Friday as the dollar rose and safe-haven buying ebbed after an apparently unfounded television report sparked intense speculation that Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak could be stepping down soon, which would end unrest. For the week, gold notched its first weekly gain in 2011 after U.S. employment rose far less than expected in January, and after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated monetary policy would stay accommodative in the near term. Copper pushed well above $10,000 a tonne to a record high on Friday, driven by encouraging employment data in the United States that backed views of a healthier 2011 demand outlook.
Gold edged above $1,350 an ounce on Monday after the metal's first weekly rise this year lifted investor confidence in the metal, though a more optimistic view of the global economic outlook is continuing to weigh on prices. Copper hit a record on Monday as concerns about supply, especially from top producer Chile, added to a recent stream of positive economic data that boosted the outlook for industrial metals demand.
Gold hits highest in nearly three weeks on short covering
Oil and copper prices recovered losses made after China's interest rate increase
Dollar index slipped 0.4 percent
Lead, Aluminium up almost 0.5% after sharp fall
Nickel coveres all losses on Tuesday
Natural Gas continues it’s down trend down almost 2%
Silver hits multi week high
Gold rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday to $1,367.60 an ounce as traders covering short positions in the New York futures market pushed spot prices through key resistance at the metal's 100-day moving average. Oil and copper prices recovered losses made after China's interest rate increase. The dollar index slipped 0.4 percent, meanwhile, adding further upward pressure to gold.
U.S. crude dented earlier gains on Wednesday as official oil data showed increases in oil inventories in the United States. Gold nudged three-week highs on Wednesday, supported by an increased focus on inflation after China's second interest rate hike insix weeks and residual interest in the metal as a haven. Copper slipped on Wednesday, as worries of rising interst rates in China could dampen industrial demand washed through the market, although a softer dollar lent support.
Weekly U.S. jobless claims drop more than expected
Dollar rises against the euro
Copper edged up on Thursday, bouncing from earlier losses
LME copper inventories rise
Oil trading near 87.5 $
Copper edged up on Thursday, bouncing from earlier losses as the dollar pared gains versus the euro, but with prices losing a grip of this week's record high. Gold extended losses on Thursday after weekly U.S. employment data painted a much brighter picture of the jobs market, pushing down other safe-havens such as treasuries and boosting the dollar and equities.
Largest silver ETF posts first inflow since Jan. 24
Copper ends up after Egypt's Mubarak steps down
Stocks of aluminium fell 2,325 tonnes
Copper in LME warehouses fell 225 tonnes
U.S. oil falls to 10-wk low
Gold retreated below $1,360 an ounce on Friday after the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak following weeks of protest took some heat out of risk aversion. Gold was weakened further after data showed stronger-than-expected U.S. consumer sentiment, which rose to an eight-month high in early February. Copper bounced from a near two-week low to end a shade higher on Friday, as broader market sentiment gradually improved after news of the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. U.S. oil prices fell to a 10-week low on Friday after Egyptian President HosniMubarak stepped down and handed over power to the army.
Copper rose above $10,000 a tonne to near all-time peaks and tin hit a record on Monday, as supply tightness bolstered both metals, while a surprise jump in copper imports from top metals consumer China brightened sentiment. Gold rose above $1,360 an ounce on Monday as the dollar's retreat from highs versus the euro took some pressure off prices, with a second consecutive weekly price rise underpinning investors' confidence in the metal.
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Copper Falls From Record as Demand May Slow on Higher Prices
Natural Gas Steady Near Three-Month Low on Weather Outlook
Crude Rises, Supplies Increase in crushing
Copper fell from records in New York and London on speculation that high prices will slow demand, resulting in increased stockpiles. Inventories in warehouses monitored by the London Metal Exchange are up 6.6 percent this year. Stockpiles in Shanghai were at the highest level since June, figures showed last week.
Crude oil prices ended higher on Wednesday after spiking to $104 a barrel in London, and gold edged up as well, as tension between Israel and Iran accentuated the widening unrest in the oil-rich Middle East. Copper extended losses from Tuesday as investors continued to worry that prices may have gotten ahead of demand
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Emerging-market stocks rose toward the highest level in a week as U.S. housing starts increased more than economists forecast and oil producers gained amid spreading antigovernment protests in the iddle East. Copper fell for a second day as expanding inventories fueled concern that demand is weakening as some governments move to fight inflation
