Gold, Silver Climb as U.S. Dollar Sinks
by Christopher Freeburn | November 6, 2013 4:28 pm
[1]A weakening U.S. dollar sent gold modestly higher in Wednesday trading. The metal gained during a session marked by relatively soft trading volume and drew additional support from rising investor expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will delay any tapering of its monthly bond-buying until next year.
Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.7% to $1,317.80 per ounce on Wednesday, according to CME Group[2]. Gold traded as high as $1,322 and as low as $1,308.90. Bullion closed in London at $1,320, according to BullionVault[3].
Silver futures for December added 0.6% to $21.77 per ounce. Wednesday’s high for silver was $22.08, while the low was $21.62.
Metal funds moved higher in Wednesday trading.
- The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD[4]) increased 0.5%.
- The iShares Gold Trust (IAU[5]) rose 0.5%.
- The iShares Silver Trust (SLV[6]) added 0.5%.
Mining ETFs advanced during the day.
- The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX[7]) gained 1.2%.
- The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ[8]) climbed 1.6%.
- The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL[9]) edged up 0.1%.
Gold stocks improved on Wednesday.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM[10]) rose 0.3%.
- Barrick Gold (ABX[11]) moved up 0.3%.
- Eldorado Gold (EGO[12]) surged 3.1%.
- Goldcorp (GG[13]) added 1.6%.
- Kinross Gold (KGC[14]) increased 2.5%.
- Newmont Mining (NEM[15]) climbed 2.1%.
- NovaGold Resources (NG[16]) inched up 0.5%.
- Yamana Gold (AUY[17]) gained 1.5%.
Silver mining shares climbed during the day.
- Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE[18]) added 0.3%.
- Hecla Mining (HL[19]) rose 2.6%.
- Pan American Silver (PAAS[20]) increased 1.3%.
- Silver Wheaton (SLW[21]) moved up 0.7%.
- Silver Standard Resources (SSRI[22]) surged 4.4%.
As of this writing, Christopher Freeburn did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Adrian Ash of BullionVault[23] contributed to this report.
Endnotes:
- [Image]: https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/PreciousMetalsRecap.gif
- 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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