Copper Prices Jan 9,2025
Source – Money Metals
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China copper imports fall
China’s unwrought copper imports declined by 7.2% year-on-year to 837,000 metric tons in the first two months of 2025, customs data on Friday showed, due to increased domestic smelting capacity that reduced the need for additional imports.
Deliverable copper stocks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange stood at 268,337 tons on February 28, more than double the 83,174 tons recorded on January 3.
Source – Reuters
Gold gains despite US inflation report
Gold prices are higher in midday trading Thursday despite another U.S. inflation report that came in warmer than expected. Silver prices are slightly down. April gold was up $16.20 at $2,944.00. March silver prices were last down $0.095 at $32.69.
Source – KITCO News
Toronto Stock Exchange energy losses offset mining
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index (.GSPTSE)
, opens new tab held steady at 24,793.53 points, mirroring the sentiment on Wall Street.
However, high silver and gold prices helped limit losses for Canadian stocks.
“A lot of gains were experienced yesterday and today you are probably going to see muted markets,” Allan Small, senior investment adviser at Allan Small Financial Group with iA Private Wealth, said on Thursday.
The Bank of Canada is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.00% when it meets later this month, according to a Reuters poll of economists.
Source – Reuters
Gold and Silver are surging
The price of gold of 99.5 per cent purity climbed Rs 500 to Rs 80,900 per 10 grams. It settled at Rs 80,400 per 10 grams in the previous trading session.
Silver also surged Rs 2,300 to Rs 94,000 per kg from the previous close of Rs 91,700 per kg on Wednesday.
“Gold surged higher trading above Rs 79,000 in MCX, supported by a rupee depreciation,” Jateen Trivedi, VP Research Analyst of Commodity and Currency at LKP Securities, said.
Source – Press Trust of India
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- (In stock) a technical analysis indicator that measures the performance of a stock relative to a market index or another stock.
Gold and Silver are trying to stabilize after selloff
Although gold and silver saw disappointing price action on Friday, experiencing their worst daily loss since mid-December, some analysts note that the damage to the broad rallies has been limited.
The gold market started the week holding initial support around $2,880 an ounce. Spot gold last traded at $2,896.50 an ounce, up 0.50% on the day. Silver is also finding solid support, as it has bounced off its overnight lows just below $32 an ounce. Spot silver last traded at $32.20 an ounce, up 0.20% on the day.
Alex Kuptsikevich, Chief Market Analyst at FxPro, said in a note that gold’s price action has become a little more complicated following Friday’s selloff, as buyers have become more cautious.
Source – KITCO News
Gold, Silver, Platinum Forecasts
GOLD
In case gold settles below the $2830 level, it will head towards the nearest support, which is located in the $2780 – $2790 range.
Silver
Silver made an attempt to settle back below the $32.00 level but lost momentum and rebounded towards the $32.20 level.
Platinum
If platinum settles above the $1015 level, it will move towards the resistance at $1025 – $1030.
Source – FXEMPIRE