Gold futures extended losses below $1460 an ounce in the Asia
electronic session today as the US dollar sharpened above 100 yen level
for the first time in four years.
Yesterday, the U.S. dollar rose
above the 100 Japanese-yen-level on as recent stronger data points have
eased investors’ fears about U.S. economic growth.
The dollar
bought ¥101.16, up from late Thursday’s level of ¥100.48. The dollar
managed to bounce above the ¥100 threshold after Thursday’s release of
weekly U.S. jobless data, which came in better than anticipated.
Gold for June delivery is trading down $8.8 at $ 1459.8 per ounce on the
Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Yesterday, it fell
$5.10, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,468.60 an ounce. Gold on Wednesday
climbed $24.90, or 1.7%, to $1,473.70.
The dollar’s climb toward
the ¥100 mark had accelerated after Japan’s central bank in early April
unveiled a massive stimulus program, but greenback kept running into
resistance in its tests of the triple-digit mark until Thursday.
The
Aussie was little changed Friday after the Reserve Bank of Australia
cut its 2013 inflation forecast, seeing the level at about 2.25%
compared with its previous view of 2.5%. In a statement about monetary
policy, the RBA also said it expects economic growth to be a little
below trend over the rest of this year, before picking up pace through
2014. Earlier this week, the RBA cut its key interest rate by a
quarter-percentage point to a record low 2.75%.
The euro traded at
$1.3040, little changed from $1.3038 late Thursday. The British pound
was also flat against the greenback Friday from late Thursday’s level of
$1.5442.
MCX June bullion may open today’s session near Rs 27050
levels with support near Rs 27000 and Rs 26900 levels and resistance
near Rs 27110 levels.
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