Spot silver edged down 0.3 percent to $31.64, headed for a 0.6-percent weekly rise, its biggest one-week gain in nearly two months.
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Friday, 20 April 2012
SHANGHAI COPPER
The most-active July copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange shed 0.2 percent to 57,560 yuan ($9,100) a tonne, after falling 0.3 percent in the previous session. It is on track to post a 1.4 percent fall on the week.
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LME COPPER
Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.2 percent to $8,036 a tonne by 0123 GMT, after closing just one dollar lower on Thursday, but is on track to record a 0.6 percent weekly rise.
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COPPER
Copper also flat around $8,040 a tonne and gold easing a touch to around $1,641 an ounce.
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SPOT GOLD
Spot gold edged down 0.1 percent to $1,640.89 an ounce by 0041 GMT, on course for a 1-percent weekly fall.
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GOLD
Gold inched lower on Friday and was headed for a weekly decline of 1 percent, weighed down by persistent concerns about Spain and lackluster U.S. economic data.
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U.S. MARKET UPDATE
U.S. stocks fell for a second day on Thursday as labor market data showed more signs of weakness while a warning from Qualcomm and poor results from Stanley Black & Decker discouraged investors.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 68.65 points, or 0.53 percent, to end at 12,964.10. The S&P 500 Index dropped 8.22 points, or 0.59 percent, to 1,376.92. The Nasdaq Composite lost 23.89 points, or 0.79 percent, to 3,007.56.
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Commodity Market Outlook :20-04-2012
Gold climbs above $1,640/oz as euro recovers
Euro, gold swing higher after U.S. market open
Copper steady as markets digest Spain auction
U.S. jobless, home sales and factory activity data disappoints
Brent crude oil rose on Thursday
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Thursday, 19 April 2012
Asian Stocks
Asian shares moved in a narrow range on Thursday after the previous day’s rally as investors grew cautious ahead of a key Spanish bond sale that would test the market’s risk appetite as concerns mounted over the euro zone’s debt crisis.
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