Precious metals posted losses on Tuesday that ranged from 0.7% for both gold and platinum to 4% for palladium. Gold’s decline was its first in eight sessions, and after scoring a nearly three-month high on Monday.
Gold for April delivery shed $13.20 to settle at $1,856.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
"Gold prices backed off from a nearly three-month high scored overnight, as risk appetite in the marketplace up-ticked Tuesday as geopolitical tensions have eased just a bit … for now. Rising U.S. Treasury yields and sharply lower oil prices are also negatives for the precious metals on this day” Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note.
Gold futures traded between $1,845.40 and $1,881.60. They climbed 1.5% on Monday to register their best settlement since Nov. 17.
Silver for March declined 50.6 cents, or 2.1%, to settle at $23.342 an ounce. Silver futures ranged from $23.11 to $24.02. They surged 2.1% on Monday, for their highest close since Jan. 25.
In other precious metals futures prices Tuesday:
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April platinum fell $7.60 to $1,020.40 an ounce, trading between $1,005.50 and $1,035.
- Palladium for March delivery dropped $93.70, or 4%, to $2,252.30 an ounce, ranging from $2,187.50 to $2,373.50.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2022
Published United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged Tuesday. 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 | December | January | February | 2022 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 21,000 | 10,500 | 41,000 | 123,500 | 31,500 | 155,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 45,000 | 0 | 45,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 64,000 | 2,000 | 66,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 10,000 | 5,000 | 0 | 195,000 | 15,000 | 210,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 5,500 | 6,500 | 10,500 | 61,500 | 12,000 | 73,500 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 500,000 | 480,500 | 0 | 5,001,000 | 980,500 | 5,981,000 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| $25 American Eagle 1 Oz Palladium Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuskegee Airmen 5 oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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