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Hindustan Zinc shares up 5%

The shares of Hindustan Zinc surged nearly 6 percent to trade at Rs 496 apiece on June 5 on the back of a notable surge in silver prices in India.

Hindustan Zinc is the largest producer of silver in India, and produces refined silver with a minimum 99.9 percent purity. The sharp rise in the bullion’s prices is expected to further boost the stock.

Hindustan Zinc shares have gained nearly 16 percent in the past one month, but dropped nearly 27 percent in the past one year.

Source – Money Control

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Silver futures high 6/5/2025

Silver futures rose as high as $36.27 per troy ounce on Thursday, notching the highest price for the metal since early 2012. Silver futures were last up more than 3% on the day $35.82 per troy ounce.

Silver has been a high performing asset in 2025 and is now up more than 20% year to date. That is still lagging the move in gold, however, which has jumped about 28%.

Source – CNBC

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Central banks back at it, jewelry fell

Central banks worldwide are on track to buy 1,000 metric tons of gold in 2025, which would be their fourth year of massive purchases as they diversify reserves from dollar-denominated assets into bullion, consultancy Metals Focus said.

The price rally has so far kept purchases by central banks, a crucial category of demand, unaffected with the first-quarter buying in line with the 2022-24 quarterly average, Metals Focus said in its annual report on Thursday.

Jewelry demand for bullion has been hit hard by the price rally. Gold jewelry fabrication fell 9% to 2,011 tons in 2024 and is expected to deliver a 16% slump this year with India and China accounting for much of this decline.

Source – Reuters

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Gold on the rise in Pakistan

The price of gold in Pakistan has seen a sharp increase, with rates climbing by Rs 4,300 per tola, according to the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Association.

Following the rise, the new price of gold per tola now stands at Rs 358,400. Similarly, the price of 10 grams of gold has gone up by Rs 3,687, reaching Rs 307,270.

Source – Daily Times

RS – means Relative Strength in finance.

The other meaning for Rs is for rupees. Rupees are used in India and Pakistan. Other (smaller) countries like Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Nepal, and Seychelles also use rupees as their currency.

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Gold price up, Silver spot fell

Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and simmering trade tension between the United States and China lifted demand for the safe-haven metal.

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $3,355.46 an ounce, as of 0836 GMT. U.S. gold futures edged 0.1% higher to $3,379.80.

“I think we are seeing the same concerns around trade talks, not much progress and that is adding to uncertainty over where tariffs will land, and that’s driving gold prices right now,” said Nitesh Shah, commodities strategist at WisdomTree.

Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is tough and “extremely hard to make a deal with,” days after the U.S. President accused China of violating an agreement to roll back tariffs and trade restrictions.

Spot silver fell 0.2% to $34.44 an ounce, platinum rose 0.9% to $1,083.22 and palladium lost 0.4% to $1,006.49.

Source – Reuters

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Peru has high expectations for copper

Peru’s Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Montero expects mining investment in the world’s third-largest copper producer to reach $4.8 billion this year, and output of the red metal to be 2.8 million metric tons, he said on Tuesday.

Source – Reuters

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Chile copper mine produces first cathode

A Chilean startup backed by BHP Group has delivered its first copper cathodes from a demonstration plant at a mine site in northern Chile as the industry looks to squeeze out more metal from lower quality ore.

Ceibo and firms such as Jetti Resources LLC and Rio Tinto Group’s Nuton venture are looking to roll out catalysts for liberating copper from low-grade ore that miners previously saw as too expensive and difficult to process.

Source – Mining.com

Copper cathode – is high quality copper that is produced through the process of electrolysis.

Electrolysis – is an electric current that passes through a substance to have a chemical change.

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Can Silver break $35?

The silver market continues to see a lot of noisy trading, after initially gapping higher, and then dropping. Since then, we have seen a massive number of buyers. Silver is a market that continues to see a lot of volatility.

Ultimately, this is a market where if we can break above the $35 level cleanly, then I think we will go back to the highs and then eventually go much higher than that.

Source – FX EMPIRE / Tech analysis

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Silver lower, trading at $34.29

Silver prices edged lower Tuesday, giving back some of Monday’s strong gains that saw the market break through key resistance at $33.70. The retreat reflects profit-taking as traders reassess short-term positioning, with rising attention on the U.S. dollar and gold’s technical posture.

At 12:34 GMT, XAGUSD is trading $34.29, down $0.46 or -1.34%.

Source – FX EMPIRE

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Gold and Silver fell 1%

Gold fell over 1% on Tuesday after hitting a near four-week high, pressured by a firmer dollar as investors grew cautious ahead of a potential call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Spot gold fell 1.1% to $3,340.79 an ounce as of 10:21 a.m. ET (1421 GMT), after hitting its highest since May 8, earlier in the session.

“We are moving into this period that is well known to be the summer doldrums, so there’s an expectation that the gold market could fall into a bit of a lull or a sideways consolidation,” said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.

“I believe the Fed is ready to begin to cut rates again, but more than likely not until September…that is another factor likely to weigh on the dollar and support gold,” Meger added.

Spot silver fell 1.2% to $34.37 an ounce

Platinum lost 0.4% to $1,059.32, while palladium was up 1.4% at $1,003.10.

Source – Reuters