Gold ended higher yesterday on a weaker U.S. dollar versus the euro and physical demand firmed in top consumer India ahead of a key gold-buying festival. U.S. gold futures for June delivery settled up $9.80 (U.S.), or 1.1 per cent, at $892.50 an ounce in New York.
CLOSING PRICES (SPOT)
Gold US$/troy ounce 889.03 5.06
Silver US$/troy ounce 12.28 0.25
Copper US$/lb 2.06 0.02
Lead US$/lb 0.67 0.00
Zinc US$/lb 0.65 0.00
Nickel US$/lb 5.20 0.01
Merafe Resources CEO Steve Phiri believes that the ferrochrome price has bottomed at the European benchmark price of US69c/lb. Phiri’s belief that the price “can only go up from here”. Phiri made this forecast after the second-quarter (Q2) level had fallen US10c/lb below the US79c/lb Q1 price.