Gold Slips from 5-Week High, Logging First Loss in 4 Sessions

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Precious metals futures ended mixed Wednesday with palladium slightly higher while gold, silver and platinum declined

Gold futures settled lower for the first time in four sessions and from a 5-week high as investors sought more risk and the dollar climbed.

Gold for June delivery lost $9.90, or 0.8% to settle at $1,248.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"Gold prices ended the U.S. day session lower Wednesday, in the wake of a robust ADP jobs report and a rallying U.S. dollar index and stock market," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Metals Inc., said in a daily report. "Some profit taking from the shorter-term futures traders and chart consolidation were also featured following recent advances."

Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,245.40 to a high of $1,259.30. They rose 0.4% on Tuesday, ending at their highest level since Feb 27, and gained 0.2% on Monday.

Elsewhere, silver for May delivery declined 13.6 cents, or 0.7%, to settle at $18.187 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $18.14 and $18.33. They edged up 0.6% on Wednesday, scoring their best close since March 1, and slipped 0.2% on Monday.

In PGM futures Wednesday:

  • July platinum dipped $4.90, or 0.5%, to $959.60 an ounce, ranging from $955.90 to $972.20.

  • Palladium for June delivery rose 80 cents, or 0.1%, to $807.75 an ounce, trading between $801.80 and $816.45.

London Precious Metals Prices

In comparing earlier fixed London bullion prices from Tuesday PM to Wednesday PM:

  • Gold fell $11.85, or 0.9%, to $1,245.80 an ounce.
  • Silver declined 8 cents, or 0.4% to $18.26 an ounce.

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

US Mint Bullion Coin Sales in 2017

U.S. Mint bullion sales were unchanged Wednesday. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. 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)
Wednesday Sales Last Week This Week / April Mar Sales 2017 Sales
$100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin 0 0 0 0 20,000
$50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 1,500 1,500 16,000 125,000
$25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 0 1,000 25,000
$10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin 0 2,000 2,000 4,000 46,000
$5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin 0 0 5,000 35,000 195,000
$50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin 0 1,500 1,000 8,500 56,500
$1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin 0 320,000 255,000 1,615,000 8,212,500
2017 Frederick Douglass 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 N/A 9,700 N/A 9,700
2017 Effigy Mounds 5 Oz Silver Coin 0 200 600 200 20,300

 

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