據美國商品期貨交易委員會(CFTC)資料顯示，截至11月18日止1周，紐約黃金淨好倉合約增加21,634張，總合約達60,307張。白銀淨好倉亦有745張。這意味金價及銀價短期上漲機會較大。
finance.yahoo.com
By Jan Harvey
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold climbed
back above $1,200 an ounce on Friday after a surprise rate cut by China
fuelled expectations demand could rise in the world's biggest gold
consumer.
China
cut its benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two
years on Friday to lower borrowing costs and lift a cooling economy that
is on track for its slackest annual growth in 24 years.
"Any
measures that accelerate the spending power of the Chinese public are
bound to be positive for gold," Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler said.
"(This could mean) additional spending power for Chinese consumers to buy jewellery and investment products."
Spot
gold was up 1.1 percent at $1,207.10 an ounce at 1312 GMT, while U.S.
gold futures for December delivery were up $15.20 an ounce at $1,206.10.
Earlier spot gold touched its highest in three weeks at $1,207.70.
A
sharp drop in the euro versus the dollar had pressured gold to a
session low of $1,186.84 an ounce, after European Central Bank chief
Mario Draghi said inflation expectations were declining to levels that
were very low, keeping the door open for further monetary easing soon.
Gold
is priced in the dollar and tends to fall when the U.S. currency
strengthens. A rally in the dollar index earlier this month knocked gold
to a 4-1/2 year low at $1,131.85.
"Overall
the dollar continues to be leading the way, therefore I have to say
that despite the demand for physical, I would think that because of the
weakness in the euro, we have a chance of testing the lows again," MKS
head of trading Afshin Nabavi said.
Traders were
also digesting news of central bank sales and purchases. Ukraine slashed
its gold reserves by more than a third in October, data from the
International Monetary Fund showed, as the near-bankrupt country reels
from fighting a pro-Russian separatist movement in the east. Russia raised its gold holdings for a seventh straight month in the same period.
Among other precious metals, silver was down 0.4 percent at $16.16 an ounce, while spot platinum was up 0.3 percent at $1,212 an ounce and spot palladium was up 0.8 percent at $774.25 an ounce.
(Additional reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi in Singapore; editing by Jason Neely)
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