Gold prices were little changed yesterday as weak investment demand hindered it from moving higher. Grains and oil fell. June gold rose $2.10 (U.S.) to $904.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, while July silver gained 30.7 cents to $13.42.


CLOSING PRICES (SPOT)

Gold US$/troy ounce 898.60 -3.40

Silver US$/troy ounce 13.35 0.30

Copper US$/lb 2.05 0.01

Lead US$/lb 0.63 0.03

Zinc US$/lb 0.68 0.03

Aluminum US$/lb 0.68 0.01

Nickel US$/lb 5.42 0.15

Oill West Texas US$/bbl 53.84 -0.63

Nat Gas Henry Hub US$ mmbtu 3.62 0.15

Nat.Gas AECO C C$/gigajoule 3.24 0.10