Gold Sinks on Strong U.S. Home Sales
by Christopher Freeburn | July 24, 2013 4:45 pm
[1]A report from the Commerce Department showing better-than-expected U.S. sales of single family homes in June[2] sent the U.S. dollar up and gold down in Wednesday trading.
Gold futures for August delivery dropped 1.1% to $1,319.70 per ounce on Wednesday, according to CME Group[3]. Gold traded as high as $1,348.70 and as low as $1,312.70. Gold bullion closed in London at $1,323, according to BullionVault[4].
Silver futures for August delivery also slid 1.1% to $20.01 per ounce. Wednesday’s high for silver was $20.44, while the low was $19.98.
Gold and silver funds declined in Wednesday trading.
- The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD[5]) fell 1.7%.
- The iShares Gold Trust (IAU[6]) slid 1.8%.
- The iShares Silver Trust (SLV[7]) moved down 1.6%.
Gold and silver mining ETFs skidded during the day.
- The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX[8]) sank 4.9%.
- The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ[9]) tumbled 5.5%.
- The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL[10]) declined 4%.
Gold mining shares sank on Wednesday.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM[11]) tumbled 6.7%.
- Barrick Gold (ABX[12]) fell 5.1%.
- Eldorado Gold (EGO[13]) slid 5.4%.
- Goldcorp (GG[14]) declined 4.9%.
- Kinross Gold (KGC[15]) slumped 5.5%.
- Newmont Mining (NEM[16]) moved down 4.9%.
- NovaGold Resources (NG[17]) rose 0.7%.
- Yamana Gold (AUY[18]) dropped 5.4%.
Silver mining shares retreated during the day.
- Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE[19]) slipped 4%.
- Hecla Mining (HL[20]) declined 3.6%.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS[21]) fell 4.5%.
- Silver Wheaton (SLW[22]) moved down 3.5%.
- Silver Standard Resources (SSRI[23]) lost 4.8%.
As of this writing, Christopher Freeburn did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Adrian Ash of BullionVault[24] contributed to this report.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PreciousMetalsRecap.gif
- better-than-expected U.S. sales of single family homes in June: https://investorplace.com/2013/07/377672/
- CME Group: http://www.cmegroup.com
- BullionVault: http://www.bullionvault.com
- GLD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GLD
- IAU: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=IAU
- SLV: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SLV
- GDX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GDX
- GDXJ: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GDXJ
- SIL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SIL
- AEM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AEM
- ABX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ABX
- EGO: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=EGO
- GG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GG
- KGC: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=KGC
- NEM: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NEM
- NG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NG
- AUY: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AUY
- CDE: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=CDE
- HL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=HL
- PAAS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PAAS
- SLW: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SLW
- SSRI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=SSRI
- BullionVault: http://www.bullionvault.com/
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