PRECIOUS-Gold ticks up; China, euro zone data eyed
2012-03-22 10:22:03
SINGAPORE, March 22 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched up on
Wednesday, stuck in a narrow range as investors await
manufacturing data from China and the euro zone to assess the
health of their economies, while a slightly lower dollar lent
some support.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold edged up 0.1 percent to $1,651.64 an
ounce by 0043 GMT.
* U.S. gold was little changed at $1,651.80.
* U.S. home sales fell in February, but upward revisions to
the prior month's pace and the first yearly increase in prices
in 15 months pointed to steady improvement in the housing
market.
* Investors will focus on China HSBC flash purchasing
managers index data at 0230 GMT, amid recent worries about
Chinese economic growth. The euro zone PMI is due at 0858 GMT.
* In India, the world's largest gold consumers, jewellers
remained closed for the fifth day on Wednesday as a protest
against an import duty hike on bullion.
* The euro zone debt crisis remains a lurking concern to
financial markets. On Wednesday, Spanish yields rose to a
one-month high on worries over Spain's progress towards shoring
up its finances.
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MARKET NEWS
* U.S. stocks mostly fell on Wednesday, weighed by the
energy services sector, but gains in technology shares buoyed
the Nasdaq and helped keep the S&P 500 near four-year highs.
* The euro nursed losses in Asia early on Thursday, slipping
from a near five-month high on the yen and two-week highs
against the greenback after worries over Spain's finances put
fresh pressure on peripheral euro zone bonds. The dollar was a
touch softer against a basket of currencies.
* U.S. Treasury prices rallied on Wednesday as heavy buying
by the Federal Reserve and a lack of new Treasury supply
contributed to demand for the newly cheapened U.S. debt.
DATA/EVENTS
0230 China HSBC PMI Flash Mar
0758 France Markit Mfg Flash PMI Mar 2012
0828 Germany Markit Mfg Flash PMI Mar 2012
0858 EZ Markit Mfg flash PMI Mar 2012
1230 U.S. Jobless claims Weekly
PRICES
Precious metals prices 0043 GMT
Metal Last Change Pct chg YTD pct chg Volume
Spot Gold 1651.64 1.69 +0.10 5.62
Spot Silver 32.25 0.13 +0.40 16.47
Spot Platinum 1634.24 0.76 +0.05 17.32
Spot Palladium 684.50 3.97 +0.58 4.90
COMEX GOLD APR2 1651.80 1.50 +0.09 5.43 4860
COMEX SILVER MAY2 32.28 0.05 +0.15 15.62 499
Euro/Dollar 1.3226
Dollar/Yen 83.42
COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months
TIME | |||||
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Sydney | Tokyo | Ha Noi | HongKong | LonDon | NewYork |
Prices By NTGOLD | ||
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We Sell | We Buy | |
37.5g ABC Luong Bar | ||
5,239.80 | 4,839.80 | |
1oz ABC Bullion Cast Bar | ||
4,355.80 | 3,975.80 | |
100g ABC Bullion Bar | ||
13,959.20 | 12,859.20 | |
1kg ABC Bullion Silver | ||
1,695.60 | 1,345.60 |
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