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Silver prices rise

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Silver prices on Wednesday marginally rose Rs 6 to Rs 91,057 per kilogram as participants increased their bets.

Globally, silver was trading 0.14 per cent lower at USD 30.37 per ounce in New York.

Source – Press Trust of India

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Gold prices hold steady as investors await US Fed policy cues

Spot gold eased 0.2% to $2,758.49 per ounce by 09:55 a.m. ET (1455 GMT), while U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% to $2,775.60, widening the premium over spot gold rates.

“However, the Fed’s commentary in regards to the potential for an interest rate cut in the March meeting is going to be in focus,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.

Elsewhere, spot silver gained 1.7% to $30.92 per ounce, platinum also added 0.5% to $946.45. Palladium was up 0.8% to $962.50.

Source – Reuters

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Gold prices rebounded on Tuesday from Mondays selloff

Gold prices are “not even that far away from all-time highs, so the upward momentum is there, we just need some kind of trigger to get it going,” Blue Line Futures chief market strategist Phillip Streible said.

Front-month Comex gold (XAUUSD:CUR) for January delivery settled +1.1% to $2,766.80/oz, gold’s 11th gain in 15 sessions, and front-month January silver (XAGUSD:CUR) closed +1.5% to $30.727/oz.

Source – Seeking Alpha

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India’s Hindustan Zinc sees strong 2025 growth on higher volumes, CEO says

“We have gone through all our shutdowns and proprietary maintenance and all that in the first three quarters. We should be able to produce a stellar fourth quarter based on our numbers,” Misra told Reuters in an interview.

Misra expects zinc prices to rise to $2,850-$2,950 a ton in the coming days from $2,800 currently, and silver to trade between $30 and $31 per ounce.

Source – Reuters

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President Trump said he will impose tariffs on aluminum and copper

“We have to bring production back to our country,” he said.

“In the US, manufacturers will have little choice but to pass on higher costs from imports to consumers until the downstream industry (refining/smelting) has undergone suitable investment,” said Natalie Scott-Gray, senior metals analyst at StoneX.

“If Trump imposes tariffs, it will have an adverse impact particularly on aluminum because Europe is already on path to impose a carbon tax and the UK might do it too,” said B.K. Bhatia, additional secretary general at the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries.

Source – Mining.com

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Over the weekend!

‘Pivotal Moment’—Coinbase CEO Predicts When Bitcoin Price Could Flip Gold’s $18 Trillion

“Any country with gold reserves should be holding at least 11% of that amount in bitcoin reserves,” Armstrong posted to X in response to criticism of Trump’s plan for a national bitcoin reserve. “And I believe in the next five to 10 years bitcoin’s market cap will likely surpass gold. So these reserves should grow to exceed gold.”

“We’re gonna do something great with crypto because we don’t want China, or anybody else … but others are embracing it, and we want to be ahead,” Trump told CNBC.

Source – Forbes

Korea Zinc’s shares rose sharply

The stock climbed 12% on Friday, its steepest one-day gain in nearly two months, outperforming the benchmark Kospi index’s 0.85% rise.

The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting had initially been called by private-equity firm MBK Partners and Korea Zinc’s major shareholder Young Poong, which have teamed up and increased their combined stake to more than 40% since September for control of the smelter, to reshape its board and management led by Chairman Yun B. Choi.

Source – The Wall Street Journal

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Gold is edging closer to new record high

The yellow metal’s February futures contract climbed $13.90, or 0.5%, to finish at $2,778.90 an ounce on Comex Friday.

“gold’s run to and past $3,000 is only held back by the strong U.S. dollar index,” said Peter Spina, president and founder of GoldSeek.com.

Source – Market Watch

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Gold reaches Rs 83,000 per 10 grams for the first time

“Gold extended gains on Friday, with spot gold in the domestic market hitting fresh all-time highs,” Saumil Gandhi, Senior Analyst of Commodities at HDFC Securities, said.

“Prices in MCX are near record high as Trump trade policies and tariff plans created an uncertain environment in the market, which may boost safe-haven demand,” Deveya Gaglani, Research Analyst-Commodities, Axis Securities, said.

Comex silver futures also increased 1.53 per cent to USD 31.32 per ounce in the Asian market hours.

Source – Press Trust of India

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Amundi Physical Metals expands gold-backed ETC offerings

The Amundi Physical Gold ETC is designed to track the performance of gold prices, offering an alternative to direct investment in the precious metal. The securities are backed by allocated gold stored in secure vaults, with each ETC security representing a specific entitlement to gold, which diminishes slightly each day to cover operational expenses at an annual rate of 0.12%.

Investors should note that the ETC securities are not the equivalent of investing in gold directly, as they are financial instruments subject to market fluctuations and other risks inherent to securities trading. 

Source – Investing.com