Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Gold futures Ended Lower in the Domestic Market

Gold futures ended lower in the domestic market on Monday tracking a bearish trend in the overseas market led by profit-booking by investors and speculators in the precious metal following a recent rally amidst speculation that the US Federal Reserve may push back the timeline for a maiden interest rate hike in almost a decade due to global headwinds which threaten to crimp growth in the world’s biggest economy, bolstering the lure for Gold as a store of value.
 
Stronger dollar also curbed the appeal of Gold as an alternative asset. Stronger greenback makes the bullion more expensive for those holding other currencies, thus dimming demand.
 
However, the losses in the bullion were trimmed by speculation that China may up stimulus after growth slipped to the weakest since the global financial crisis in Q3 2015, bolstering the outlook for the bullion, which is a hedge against the inflationary risk of monetary stimulus.


Gold may trade on a cautious note today ahead of US housing data and Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s speech in which she may offer some cues over the timing of a US rate hike.


At the MCX, Gold futures for December 2015 contract closed at Rs 27,006 per 10 gram, down by 0.53 per cent after opening at Rs 27,111, against the previous closing price of Rs 27,150. It touched the intra-day low of Rs 26,922.   

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