Strong Rally in Gold, Silver as Euro Weakens Further

by Andrew Burger | May 17, 2012 2:03 pm

Gold Silver GLD IAU SLV[1]Gold and silver were rallying sharply higher Thursday even as the euro slipped lower versus the dollar and weekly U.S. unemployment claims were unchanged.

Spot gold was up 2.26%, bid at 1,575.10 an ounce as of 12:19 p.m. Prices reached as high as $1,584.80 and as low as $1,548.30, according to Kitco market data[2]. The London afternoon reference price was set above $1,600, at 1,602.50, a full $54 an ounce above Wednesday’s afternoon reference price.

Spot silver was showing a 3.34% gain, bid at $28.18 an ounce. The morning high as of time of writing was $28.98, with the low reaching $27.43. Thursday’s reference price was set at $28.77, $1.52 an ounce above Wednesday’s price fix.

Seasonally adjusted weekly claims for unemployment insurance were unchanged last week[3] at 370,000, the Labor Dept. reported. The less volatile four-week moving average fell 5,000 to 375,000. Applications for unemployment benefits are near their four-year lows.

Gold bullion prices jumped higher in London morning trading Thursday, BullionVault reported[4], cutting this week’s 3.3% loss in dollar terms as the euro slumped to new lows.

“Relative strength is approaching extreme oversold territory,” BullionVault quoted the latest technical note from bullion bank Scotia Mocatta, “but there are no warning signs yet of a change in trend.”

“Gold is definitely in oversold territory, and there should be some good buying interest around the low in December,” Bloomberg quoted Dong Zhuying at Haitong Futures.

Gold and silver trusts were showing strong gains.

Gold- and silver-mining ETFs were surging higher as well.

Gold-mining shares were rallying strongly.

Silver-mining shares were surging higher.

As of this writing, Andrew Burger did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Adrian Ash of BullionVault contributed to this report.

Endnotes:

  1. [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PreciousMetalsRecap.gif
  2. Kitco market data: http://www.kitco.com/market/
  3. unchanged last week: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-05/D9UQFLQ00.htm
  4. BullionVault reported: http://goldnews.bullionvault.com/gold-price-051720124
  5. GLD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GLD
  6. IAU: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IAU
  7. SLV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SLV
  8. GDX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GDX
  9. GDXJ: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GDXJ
  10. SIL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SIL
  11. AEM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AEM
  12. ABX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ABX
  13. EGO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=EGO
  14. GG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GG
  15. KGC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KGC
  16. NG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NG
  17. AUY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AUY
  18. CDE: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CDE
  19. HL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HL
  20. PAAS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PAAS
  21. SLW: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SLW
  22. SSRI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SSRI

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