Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Rise Roughly 1%

By Chris Mullen, Gold Seeker Report / December 03, 2018 / news.goldseek.com / Article Link

Close

Gain/Loss

Gold

$1230.80

+$9.10

Silver

$14.37

+$0.20

XAU

65.84

+2.14%

HUI

148.35

+2.29%

GDM

540.63

+1.67%

JSE Gold

1104.90

+6.09

USD

97.01

-0.18

Euro

133.48

+0.28

Yen

88.07

-0.14

Oil

$52.95

+$2.02

10-Year

2.984%

-0.018

T-Bond

141.3125

+0.15625

Dow

25826.43

+1.13%

Nasdaq

7441.51

+1.51%

S&P

2790.37

+1.09%

http://www.goldseek.com/news/2018/2018-12-03_14-01-32.jpg

The Metals:

Gold gained $13.10 to $1234.80 by late morning in New York before it drifted back lower into the close, but it still ended with a gain of 0.74%. Silver rose to as high as $14.555 and ended with a gain of 1.41%.

Euro gold climbed above EUR1084, platinum gained $8 to $804, and copper remained at about $2.78.

Gold and silver equities jumped over 2% higher at the open before they fell back towards unchanged by midday, but they then rallied back higher in afternoon trade and ended near their highs of the session.

The Economy:

Trump-Xi meeting raises odds for trade deal between U.S. and China, Kudlow says MarketWatch

Construction spending dips as public works edge out home building MarketWatch

American manufacturers say orders surge despite tariffs, key shortages, ISM finds MarketWatch

U.S. November car sales surprise on upside Reuters

Congress heads to stopgap bill to avert government shutdown Reuters

Fed's Clarida: Current framework serving the Fed well Reuters

Fed's Quarles says interest rates will end up 'in range' of neutral MarketWatch

Tomorrow brings more fedspeak. US Markets and government offices will close for the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush on Wednesday.

The Markets:

Oil climbed 4% and the U.S. dollar index fell while treasuries rose along with the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P after the US and China agreed to launch negotiations to reduce trade tensions.

Among the big names making news in the market today were Hasbro, Cronos, Tencent, and Qualcomm.

GATA Posts:

Fifth devaluation spurs Pakistan to mull new currency management

Russia nudges Indian policymakers to move away from the dollar

Lots of talk about gold but only a hint about manipulation

Bloomberg rationalizes government's commandeering the financial markets

Bullion Star's gold market charts for November look bullish

Venezuelan opposition leaders urge Bank of England not to give gold to Maduro

New York Sun: 'A much bigger problem than China'

The Statistics:

As of close of business: 11/30/2018

Gold Warehouse Stocks:

8,020,709.144

-600.628

Silver Warehouse Stocks:

295,014,630.987

-153,130.28

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

761.743

24,490,803

US$30,120m

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$5,480m

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$6,057m

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)

Gold Bullion Securities

11.16

358,789

US$442m

Note: No change in Total Tonnes from yesterday's data.

COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 271.75: No change from yesterday's data.

Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 10,005.56: -37.96 change from yesterday's data.

The Miners:

Goldcorp's (GG) dividend and Gold Resource's (GORO) drill results were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.

WINNERS

1. Turquoise

TRQ +5.00% $1.89

2. IAMGOLD

IAG +4.59% $3.19

3. Kinross

KGC +4.43% $2.83

LOSERS

1. EMX Royalty

EMX -2.51% $1.16

2. DRDGOLD

DRD -0.99% $2.00

3. Pretivm

PVG -0.14% $7.10

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

Global trade tensions ease and inflation continues to decline

May 19, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Gold stocks down as metal slumps and equities rise

May 19, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Big Gold has another strong quarter, but some signs growth cooling

May 12, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Gold stocks nearly regain highs on rising metal price

May 12, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com

Gold stocks down as risk on move continues

May 05, 2025 / www.canadianminingreport.com
See all >
Share to Youtube Share to Facebook Facebook Share to Linkedin Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Tiktok