RTRS: US gold drops in mixed trade as weak stocks weigh
NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) - New York gold futures edged
down in mixed trade on Monday, whipsawing between selling
pressure related to a financial market sell-off and technical
buying.
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GOLD
* Gold for June delivery GCM9 down $1.10 at $913.80 an
ounce at 11:16 a.m. EDT (1616 GMT) on the COMEX division of the
New York Mercantile Exchange.
* A narrow range, from $908.80 to $918.40.
* Gold futures pressured by weakness from a broad-based
pullback of financial markets, but technical buying should
provide underlying support - traders.
* June futures limited further losses in spite of better
economic sentiment amid decline in U.S. stocks. S&P 500 index
was down over 1 percent following last week's rally.
* Gold largely ignored news that the White House raised its
forecast for the U.S. budget deficit for this year by $89
billion, reflecting the recession, a raft of new unemployment
claims and corporate bailouts. [ID:nN11526758]
* Gold prices still appeared "very expensive" in historical
terms relative to the grain market - Dennis Gartman,
independent investor and publisher of the Gartman Letter.
* A break above $947 would mean that gold broke above the
downward trend-line within its "cup-with-handle" technical
pattern, suggesting higher prices will follow - Adam Sarhan of
TheSarhanAnalysis.com.
* Noncommericial net long positions rose slightly to
129,991 lots, while open interest dropped 0.5 percent to
341,461 lots in the week up to May 5 - CFTC report.
* Gold/oil ratio rose to 15.77, higher than its previous
session.
* COMEX estimated 10 a.m. volume at 36,083 lots.
* Spot gold traded at $913.65 an ounce, down 0.3
percent from its late Friday quote in New York.
* The London afternoon gold fix was $913.00 an
ounce.
SILVER
* COMEX July silver SIN9 down 1.50 cents at $13.940 an
ounce, tracking gold's weakness.
* Ranged from $13.680 to $14.035.
* COMEX estimated 10 a.m. volume at 7,677 lots.
* Spot silver was at $13.91 an ounce, down 0.5
percent from its previous finish.
* The London silver fix at $13.900 an ounce.
PLATINUM
* NYMEX July platinum PLN9 down $24.40, or 2.1 percent,
at $1,122.70 an ounce as a weaker stock market dampened the
outlook for autocatalyst demand.
* Spot platinum at $1,145.50 an ounce, down 2.7
percent from its late Friday quote.
PALLADIUM
* June palladium PAM9 down $5.80, or 2.1 percent, at
$236.50 an ounce on profit taking after last week's solid
gains.
* Spot palladium was at $234.00 an ounce, down 2.1
percent from its previous finish.
(Reporting by Frank Tang)