Precious metals futures posted very modest changes Tuesday, aside from platinum which advanced 1%.
Gold for June delivery edged up $1.10, or 0.09%, to settle at $1,292 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
"The safe haven is still trading near the $1,290/ounce level, where it has remained stuck for a week now, showing little response to developments on the trade or geopolitical fronts," MarketWatch quoted Marios Hadjikyriacos, a strategist with brokerage XM.
Gold futures traded from a low of $1,287.20 to a high of $1,296. They slipped less than 0.1% (40 cents) on Monday.
Silver for July delivery added 5.5 cents, or 0.3%, to finish at $16.575 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $16.46 to $16.70. They rose 0.4% on Monday.
In rounding out precious metals futures prices on Tuesday:
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July platinum climbed $9 to $908.80 an ounce, trading between $896.30 and $912.
- After surging 3.2% on Monday, palladium for June delivery declined $3.60, or 0.4%, to $986.80 an ounce, ranging from $982.700 to $1,000.30.
London Precious Metals Prices
LBMA bullion prices are available on the LBMA website with a delay of midnight.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2018
United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged. 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) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Last Week | This Week | April | May | 2018 Sales | |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 30,000 |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 8,500 | 56,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 12,000 | 0 | 0 | 12,000 | 38,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 110,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 5,500 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 11,500 | 42,000 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 100,000 | 230,000 | 915,000 | 380,000 | 6,387,500 |
| Pictured Rocks 5 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 |
| Apostle Islands 5 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | 30,000 |
