Silver, platinum and palladium prices rose slightly Wednesday. Gold closed nearly unchanged, falling just 0.01%.
Gold for August delivery gave back a dime to settle at $1,799.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
"Technically, gold futures bulls and bears are on a level overall near-term technical playing field. Bulls’ next upside price objective is to produce a close above solid resistance at the July high of $1,835.00. Bears’ next near-term downside price objective is pushing futures prices below solid technical support at $1,775.00
," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note.
Gold futures ranged from a low of $1,790.70 to a high of $1,807.60. They edged up 0.03% on Tuesday and they dipped 0.1% on Monday, marking their lowest settlement since July 6.
Silver for September delivery gained 22.8 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $24.877 an ounce. Silver futures traded between $24.65 and $24.96. They dropped 2.6% on Tuesday and they rose 0.3% on Monday.
In PGM futures on Wednesday:
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October platinum added $8.60, or 0.8%, to $1,058.10 an ounce, ranging from $1,044.60 to $1,063.
- Palladium for September delivery added $15.90, or 0.6%, to $2,622.60 an ounce, trading between $2,583 and $2,634.50.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2021
Published United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged Wednesday. 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) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Last Week | This Week | May | June | July | 2021 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 4,500 | 6,000 | 20,500 | 158,000 | 49,500 | 634,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 56,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 | 0 | 86,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 40,000 | 0 | 90,000 | 40,000 | 280,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 500 | 44,000 | 27,500 | 14,500 | 208,000 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 805,000 | 760,000 | 0 | 2,800,000 | 3,104,000 | 19,010,500 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 |
| Tuskegee Airmen 5 oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,900 | 0 | 0 | 52,900 |
