Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain While Stocks Shake

By Chris Mullen, Gold Seeker Report / October 23, 2018 / news.goldseek.com / Article Link

Close

Gain/Loss

Gold

$1230.10

+$7.30

Silver

$14.73

+$0.16

XAU

69.50

+0.68%

HUI

155.38

+1.24%

GDM

558.63

+0.91%

JSE Gold

1228.01

+62.06

USD

95.93

-0.10

Euro

114.71

+0.02

Yen

89.14

+0.34

Oil

$66.43

-$2.93

10-Year

3.170%

-0.027

T-Bond

138.125

+0.3125

Dow

25191.43

-0.50%

Nasdaq

7437.54

-0.42%

S&P

2740.69

-0.55%

http://www.goldseek.com/news/2018/2018-10-23_14-04-02.jpg

The Metals:

Gold gained $16.70 to $1239.50 just after 8AM EST before it chopped back lower in New York, but it still ended with a gain of 0.6%. Silver rose to as high as $14.806 and ended with a gain of 1.1%.

Euro gold rose above EUR1072, platinum gained $11.50 to $830, and copper dropped 2 cents to about $2.75.

Gold and silver equities jumped about 3% higher at the open before they fell back off into late morning, but they still ended roughly 1% higher on the day.

The Economy:

Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker thinks 'we're in a hell of a mess' CNBC

Trump's trade war could pay off and revive American manufacturing MarketWatch

Volcker says he's already worried about next financial crisis MarketWatch

Tomorrow brings New home sales and the fed's Beige Book.

The Markets:

Oil fell over 4% and the U.S. dollar index edged lower while treasuries rose on worries about a global slowdown that sent the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P markedly lower at times, but stocks did end well off their lows.

Among the big names making news in the market today were Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto, Harley-Davidson, Caterpillar, 3M, and McDonald's.

GATA Posts:

Don't count on geopolitical tensions to support gold, Lundin cautions

Looks like China will yield to U.S. sanctions on Iran

The Statistics:

As of close of business: 10/22/2018

Gold Warehouse Stocks:

8,101,521.184

+100.00

Silver Warehouse Stocks:

289,267,270.990

+545,296.979

Global Gold ETF Holdings

[WGC Sponsored ETF's]

Product name

Total Tonnes

Total Ounces

Total Value

New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE Arca) AND Singapore Exchange (SGX) AND Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) AND Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) AND Mexico Stock Exchange (BMV)

SPDR(R) Gold Shares

747.876

24,044,970

US$29,711m

London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierb?rse (Deutsche B?rse - Xetra)

Gold Bullion Securities

138.13

4,441,056

US$5,478m

London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierb?rse (Deutsche B?rse - Xetra) AND NYSE Euronext Amsterdam

ETFS Physical Gold

152.66

4,908,200

US$6,055m

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

Gold Bullion Securities

11.16

358,789

US$441m

Note: Change in Total Tonnes from yesterday's data: SPDR added 2.059

COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 271.39: No change from yesterday's data.

Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 10,404.40: +14.61 change from yesterday's data.

The Miners:

WINNERS

1. Alamos

AGI +6.05% $4.73

2. Gold Fields

GFI +5.99% $3.01

3. DRDGOLD

DRD +4.33% $2.65

LOSERS

1. Turquoise

TRQ -6.63% $1.69

2. Hecla

HL -3.86% $2.74

3. Freeport

FCX -3.25% $1.61

Winners & Losers tracks NYSE listed gold and silver mining stocks that trade over $1.

- Chris Mullen, Gold Seeker Report

- Would you like to receive the Free Daily Gold Seeker Report in your e-mail? Click here

Additional Resources for today's Gold Seeker Report can be found:

http://www.capitalupdates.com http://www.goldseek.com http://www.silverseek.com http://www.goldreview.com

(C) Gold Seeker 2018

Note: This article may be reproduced provided the article, in full, is used and mention to Gold-Seeker.com is given.

Disclosure: The owner, editor, writer and publisher and their associates are not responsible for errors or omissions. The author of this report is not a registered financial advisor. Readers should not view this material as offering investment related advice. Gold-Seeker.com has taken precautions to ensure accuracy of information provided. Information collected and presented are from what is perceived as reliable sources, but since the information source(s) are beyond Gold-Seeker.com's control, no representation or guarantee is made that it is complete or accurate. The reader accepts information on the condition that errors or omissions shall not be made the basis for any claim, demand or cause for action. Past results are not necessarily indicative of future results. Any statements non-factual in nature constitute only current opinions, which are subject to change. Nothing contained herein constitutes a representation by the publisher, nor a solicitation for the purchase or sale of securities & therefore information, nor opinions expressed, shall be construed as a solicitation to buy or sell any stock, futures or options contract mentioned herein. Investors are advised to obtain the advice of a qualified financial & investment advisor before entering any financial transaction.

Recent News

Gold stocks down as markets continue to new highs

July 21, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

TSXV Top 20 Gold market cap shifts away from exploration

July 21, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Many new players enter TSXV gold Top 25 by market cap

July 14, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Gold stocks mixed on moderate metal gain, flat equities

July 14, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Gold stocks lead the large cap miners by far over H1/25

July 07, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com
See all >
Share to Youtube Share to Facebook Facebook Share to Linkedin Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Tiktok