Entries Tagged ‘Lower’

Asia stocks end 2011 sharply lower

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks were poised to end their first losing year in three on Friday, having shed nearly a fifth of their value as Europe’s debt crisis and financial turmoil took a toll on investors’ risk appetite, driving them to safer assets such as the U.S. dollar and gold. Originally from Reuters: Business [...]

Asia stocks end 2011 sharply lower, Europe in focus

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks were poised to end their first losing year in three on Friday, having shed nearly a fifth of their value as Europe’s debt crisis and financial turmoil took a toll on investors’ risk appetite, driving them to safer assets such as the U.S. dollar and gold. Originally from Reuters: Business [...]

Stocks Are Topping, Gold Has Topped and Gold & Silver Are Moving Lower

The last week of the year volume tends to be light due to the fact that big money traders are busy enjoying the holidays and waiting for their yearend bonuses. I was not planning on doing much this week because of the low volume but after reviewing some charts and risk levels on my top [...]

Gold closes lower for a sixth straight session

Originally from MarketWatch

Gold falls; oil lower ahead of EIA supply data

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures fell Thursday, headed for their sixth losing session in a row as crude oil futures also declined ahead of a government update on petroleum supplies. Gold for February delivery was down $30.30, or 1.9%, at $1,533.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices [...]

London gold and silver markets lower after Christmas shutdown

London gold and silver catch up with Indian jewelry slump and China gold exchange ban and fall to 2-week low in thin trade. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

London gold and silver markets lower after Christmas shutdown

London gold and silver catch up with Indian jewelry slump and China gold exchange ban and fall to 2-week low in thin trade. Originally from Mineweb – Daily news headlines

Australian shares edge lower in early trading

SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Australian shares slipped in early trading Wednesday with resource firms mostly weaker. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 shed 0.1% to 4,137.00 as the market reopened after a two-day holiday break. Iron-ore producer Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. lost 1.1%, gold miner Newcrest Mining Ltd. fell 2.1%, while BHP Billiton Ltd. [s bhp] dropped 0.9% [...]

Gold settles lower for a fourth-straight session

Originally from MarketWatch

Gold ends lower, down a fourth session in a row

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures closed with a more than $10-an-ounce loss Tuesday as upbeat U.S. economic data helped dull safe-haven investment demand for the metal. Gold for February delivery fell $10.50, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,595.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices, which closed at [...]

Gold futures continue lower after confidence data

Originally from MarketWatch

Gold futures edge lower in holiday trading

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Gold futures dropped slightly in Asian trade Monday, drifting back toward the $1,600-per-ounce level amid an extended holiday weekend for markets around the region. Gold for February delivery eased $1.60, or 0.1%, to $1,609.00 per troy ounce on Comex. Market cues were limited, as many major bourses around the region remained [...]