GOLD SOFTENS AS DOLLAR RISES
DATE: 03/05/2012
Gold, silver and most of the other commodities softened in early European session today as the Euro gave up against the dollar ahead of an interest-rate meeting at the European Central Bank.
The ICE dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, reached 79.199, up from 79.151 in late North American trading Wednesday.
The European Central Bank meets Thursday to decide on interest-rate levels, which the market widely expects to stay at 1% for another month. The meeting takes place ahead of the weekend presidential run-off vote in France and elections in Greece.
The euro traded at $1.3144 Thursday, down from $1.3157 late Wednesday. The British pound changed hands at $1.6185, falling from $1.6203. This month, the ECB and the Bank of England are holding interest-rate meetings on different dates, with the BOE not due to meet until next Thursday.
Gold for June delivery dropped $7 at $1,647 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange during Asian trading. The losses extend a 0.5% fall notched earlier in the North American session, after a disappointing U.S. private sector jobs print troubled investors, and cast doubt on the strength of Friday's more closely-watched nonfarm payrolls report.
MCX June gold futures are trading near R 29177 down nearly R 25 per 10 grams. It has a good support near R 29100 levels and a resistance near R 29270 levels.
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