Gold and Silver Stocks Continue to Drop As Gold Hits 2-1/2-Week Low

Tiger Newspress04-23

Gold prices fell to a more than two-week low on Tuesday amid easing concerns of an escalation in the Middle East crisis and profit-taking, while investors awaited key U.S. data for fresh clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory.

Spot gold fell 0.8% to $2,308.85 per ounce, as of 0820 GMT, after hitting its lowest since April 5 earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures slipped 1% to $2,322.10.

"Gold has been the recipient of different types of buying flows in recent months, and now one of those flows has slightly dried up with safe-haven demand receding. Investors are seeing this as an opportunity to lock in some profits after gold's recent (strong) run," said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade.

Gold dipped more than 2% on Monday, its biggest intraday fall in over a year, as fears of a wider regional conflict eased after Iran said it had no plan to retaliate following an apparent Israeli drone attack.

Gold and Silver stocks continued to drop in premarket trading Tuesday.

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