Kaloti Precious Metals-Morning Market Report-Friday, February 10, 2017

Published: Feb 10, 2017 19:28

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Gold Prices Retreat as Equities Trade to a New All-Time High

By Anil Mathews

ScrapMonster Author

Gold Prices Retreat as Equities Trade to a New All-Time High


OTC Trading Range For		All Times Are		As Per Dubai	Date	10/02/2017
09/02/2017			Gold	Silver	Platinum	Palladium
Open At 03.00		$1,241.53		$17.77	$1,016.93	$770.60
High Bid		$1,244.59		$17.84	$1,029.03	$778.78
Low Offer		$1,225.70		$17.61	$1,013.75	$767.35
Close At 02.00		$1,228.36		$17.64	$1,014.50	$769.47
Previous Close		$1,241.53		$17.77	$1,016.95	$770.78
Daily Change USD		($13.17)		($0.13)	($2.45)	($1.31)
Daily Change %		-1.07%		-0.74%	-0.24%	-0.17%
London Fixings	AM	$1,241.75		**	$1,020.00	$773.00
	PM	$1,236.80		$17.72	$1,019.00	$777.00
COMEX Trading Volume		234620		65367	14060	3745
Active Month Settlement		$1,236.80		$17.74	$1,022.20	$772.55
Previous Session		$1,239.50		$17.70	$1,019.40	$769.75
Daily Change		($2.70)		$0.04	$2.80	$2.80
EFP's		1.4/1.7		4/7	0/2	0/1
Forwards & Options		1 Month		3 months	6 months	12 months
GOFO		-		-	-	-
USD LIBOR		0.77167		1.03372	1.33794	1.70011
Gold ATM Vols		12.578		14.235	15.113	16.205
Silver ATM Vols		20.5		22.885	24.278	25.665
Platinum ATM Vols		18.500		18.350	18.400	18.400
Palladium ATM Vols		29.000		27.900	27.000	26.350

Market Daily & Weekly

Market Snap Shot	09/02/2017	1 Day%	1 Week %
XAU	$1,228.36	-1.07	1.01
XAG	$17.64	-0.74	0.91
XPT	$1,014.50	-0.24	1.39
XPD	$769.47	-0.17	1.39
Euro	1.0655	-0.40	-0.98

Note: Indications only, open and closing prices are bids; Data source: Bloomberg; Times as per Dubai

Fundamentals and News

Gold Prices Retreat as Equities Trade to a New All-Time High

Today gold traded under moderate pressure, and as of 5:00 Eastern Standard Time, is trading approximately $10 lower (spot gold) at $1231, with April futures trading roughly 6 ½ dollars lower at $1233 per ounce. This ended the daily advance in gold, which had prices increasing over the last five consecutive days.

Today’s lower price is also the result of a strong US Dollar and normal selling. The $9.90 decline is a combination of a stronger US Dollar, accounting for $5.10 of the decline, with the remaining $4.80 attributed to normal trading or selling in the market.

Is the Gold Rally Over?

As far as the outlooks for gold prices go, the answer must be framed within specific time parameters. We might be looking at a short-term pause, with traders and investors taking profits and awaiting further action of this new administration. However, the long-term prognosis for gold prices is still solidly bullish.

This rally began mid-December of last year when prices reached a low of $1124 per ounce. From mid-December until January 22, gold prices surged approximately $100 in value, trading to $1220. This was followed by a mild correction of roughly 38%, moving gold prices back down to $1180 on January 27. Near the end of January, gold prices began a second leg of this rally moving gold prices roughly $60 higher. This week, gold reached an intra-day high above $1240.

This recent rally in gold has been fueled by the uncertainty factor that is intrinsic to our new administration’s leadership style and tactics. Fueled by 140 word sound bites through Twitter, as well as executive orders continuing to divide an already polarized nation, the simple fact is that the tone and timbre of President Trump’s leadership style will probably not change or soften. If that is the case, we have probably not seen the last of increased market volatility or higher gold prices. However, we certainly could be at a point in which gold prices are consolidating and correcting from the recent advances.

Data Forthcoming Releases

^v Data Forthcoming Releases:
	Time	Country	Today's Events	Forecast	Previous		Actual
	1:30pm	GBP	Manufacturing Production m/m	0.3%	1.3%
	5:30pm	CAD	Employment Change	-10.1K	53.7K
	5:30pm	CAD	Unemployment Rate	6.9%	6.9%
	7:00pm	USD	Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment	97.9	98.5
						*
					Dubai Time

Courtesy: http://kalotipm.com.sg/kaloti-market-report-10th-february-2017

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