-- Published: Thursday, 3 May 2018 | Print | Disqus
| Close | Gain/Loss |
Gold | $1311.40 | +$6.90 |
Silver | $16.42 | +$0.05 |
XAU | 82.38 | +0.56% |
HUI | 181.31 | +0.40% |
GDM | 631.85 | +1.07% |
JSE Gold | 1146.25 | -8.48 |
USD | 92.46 | -0.35 |
Euro | 119.90 | +0.49 |
Yen | 91.56 | +0.36 |
Oil | $68.43 | +$0.50 |
10-Year | 2.946% | -0.030 |
T-Bond | 143.5625 | +0.3125 |
Dow | 23930.15 | +0.02% |
Nasdaq | 7088.15 | -0.18% |
S&P | 2629.73 | -0.23% |
The Metals:
Gold gained $13.50 to $1318.00 in London before it pared back in New York, but it still ended with a gain of 0.53%. Silver rose to as high as $16.583 and ended with a gain of 0.31%.
Euro gold rose above €1094, platinum gained $8 to $901, and copper climbed 3 cents to about $3.08.
Gold and silver equities rose nearly 2% at the open before they drifted back lower for most of the rest of trade, but they still ended higher on the day.
The Economy:
U.S. Trade Gap Narrows, Claims Remain Low, Productivity Tepid Bloomberg
U.S. factory orders rise, but business equipment spending slowing Reuters
U.S. trade deficit narrows sharply; labor market tightening Reuters
ISM non-manufacturing index slows to four-month low in April MarketWatch
Tomorrow brings April’s jobs data.
The Markets:
Oil rose almost 1% on concerns about Iran.
The U.S. dollar index fell and treasuries found modest gains on uncertainty about future fed policy.
The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P saw notable losses for most of the morning, but they then rallied back higher in afternoon trade and ended near unchanged on hopes for progress in talks between the US and China.
Among the big names making news in the market today were Bombardier, Spotify, and Tesla.
GATA Posts:
South African gold miners settle lung-disease lawsuit
The Statistics:
As of close of business: 5/2/2018
Gold Warehouse Stocks: | 9,049,523.232 | - |
Silver Warehouse Stocks: | 266,799,930.020 | +1,202,536.44 |
Global Gold ETF Holdings
[WGC Sponsored ETF’s]
| Product name | Total Tonnes | Total Ounces | Total Value |
New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE Arca) AND Singapore Exchange (SGX) AND Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) AND Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) AND Mexico Stock Exchange (BMV) | SPDR® Gold Shares | 866.774 | 27,867,649 | US$36,634m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse - Xetra) | Gold Bullion Securities | 138.13 | 4,441,056 | US$5,836m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse - Xetra) AND NYSE Euronext Amsterdam | ETFS Physical Gold | 152.66 | 4,908,200 | US$6,451m |
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) | Gold Bullion Securities | 11.16 | 358,789 | US$471m |
Note: No change in Total Tonnes from yesterday’s data.
COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 288.97: +0.45 change from yesterday’s data.
Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 10,045.85: +189.18 change from yesterday’s data.
The Miners:
Randgold’s (GOLD) expanding mining complex in Mali, Turquoise Hill’s (TRQ) update on shareholder correspondence, and Endeavour Silver’s (EXK) 2017 Annual Review and Sustainability Report were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.
WINNERS
1. DRDGOLD | DRD +6.25% $2.55 |
2. Nevsun | NSU +1.87% $2.72 |
3. Franco Nevada | FNV +1.85% $73.16 |
LOSERS
1. Taseko | TGB -5.08% $1.12 |
2. Endeavour Silver | EXK -3.29% $2.94 |
3. Sibanye | SBGL -3.29% $3.53 |
Winners & Losers tracks NYSE listed gold and silver mining stocks that trade over $1.
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