Gold Rises to Post Small Weekly Gain

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Gold Silver GLD IAU SLVGold reversed course on Friday, rising modestly after tumbling in the previous session. The metal ended the week up 0.5%.

Gold futures for February added 0.8% to $1,234.60 per ounce on Friday, according to CME Group. Gold traded as high as $1,238.10 and as low as $1,219.50. Bullion closed in London at $1,240, according to BullionVault.

Silver futures for March delivery moved up 0.8%, to $19.60 per ounce. Friday’s high for silver was $19.74, while the low was $19.28.

Metal funds advanced on Friday.

  • The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 0.9%.
  • The iShares Gold Trust (IAU) increased 0.9%.
  • The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) climbed 0.8%.

Mining ETFs moved higher during the day.

  • The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) added 0.4%.
  • The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) gained 1.1%.
  • The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) was flat.

Gold stocks mostly improved on Friday.

  • Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) rose 0.7%.
  • Barrick Gold (ABX) added 1.7%.
  • Eldorado Gold (EGO) gained 0.7%.
  • Goldcorp (GG) fell 0.3%.
  • Kinross Gold (KGC) sank 0.2%.
  • Newmont Mining (NEM) was flat.
  • NovaGold Resources (NG) surged 4.4%.
  • Yamana Gold (AUY) advanced 0.4%.

Silver mining shares mostly rose during the day.

  • Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE) sank 0.4%.
  • Hecla Mining (HL) improved 0.7%.
  • Pan American Silver (PAAS) added 0.9%.
  • Silver Wheaton (SLW) gained 0.4%.
  • Silver Standard Resources (SSRI) climbed 3.6%.

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


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