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Friday, 29 November 2013

Gold set for biggest loss in 5 months on US stimulus woes

GOLD WAS HEADED FOR ITS BIGGEST MONTHLY DROP SINCE JUNE AS A RECOVERING US ECONOMY PROMPTED INVESTORS TO SHIFT MONEY TO RALLYING EQUITIES, AMID EXPECTATIONS OF AN END TO EASY CENTRAL BANK MONEY. GOLD HAS SHED 6 PERCENT FOR THE MONTH AND HAS LOST MORE THAN A QUARTER OF ITS VALUE SO FAR THIS YEAR, 

WHICH PUTS IT ON TRACK TO POST ITS FIRST ANNUAL LOSS IN 13 YEARS.IT HAS STAYED BELOW US 1,300 FOR THREE WEEKS NOW AND HAS BEEN LARGELY RANGEBOUND IN THE LAST FEW SESSIONS DUE TO THIN TRADING AROUND THE US THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. "IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN PEOPLE ARE REALLY RELUCTANT TO LEAVE THE SIDELINES. AND THERE HAS BEEN NO CATALYST TO PUSH PRICES EITHER WAY," SAID A HONG KONG-BASED PRECIOUS METALS TRADER. "FROM A POSITIONING STANDPOINT, PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY EXHAUSTED ON THE DOWNSIDE. WE COULD POSSIBLY END HIGHER FOR THE YEAR FROM CURRENT LEVELS." SPOT GOLD WAS UNCHANGED AT USD 1,244.50 AN OUNCE BY 0751 GMT. SILVER, PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM WERE ALL TRADING HIGHER. THE NEXT BIG PUSH FOR PRICES COULD BE IN EARLY DECEMBER WHEN US NONFARM PAYROLL DATA IS EXPECTED.
ECONOMIC DATA HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF GOLD PRICES AS THE OUTLOOK FOR US MONETARY STIMULUS DEPENDS ON THE STRENGTH OF THE RECOVERY. THE USD 85 BILLION IN MONTHLY BOND PURCHASES BY THE U.S. FEDERAL RESERVE HAVE BURNISHED GOLD'S APPEAL AS AN INFLATION HEDGE. PHYSICAL SUPPORT BUYING FROM CHINA, SET TO BECOME THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CONSUMER OF GOLD THIS YEAR, PICKED UP THIS WEEK AS PRICES CONTINUED TO BE UNDER PRESSURE. ON THURSDAY, TRADED VOLUMES OF 99.99 PERCENT PURITY GOLD ON THE SHANGHAI GOLD EXCHANGE HIT THEIR HIGHEST IN SEVEN WEEKS. VOLUMES FOR THE WEEK AT THE FRIDAY CLOSE WERE THE HIGHEST SINCE THE LAST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER

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