Futures Market News
Gold futures mark four consecutive days of losses
Apr 18, 2012 11:47 AM
The price of gold dropped on Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive trading session of losses for the yellowish metal, according to Reuters.
Bullion tracked the downward drive of the common currency of the European Union, which was pinched by preoccupations about the sovereign debt crisis' damaging tendencies in the euro zone.
"From my point of view, we have to see a good shakeout towards the downside first, perhaps to break $1,600, or even lower than that and after that we will probably head back up again," trading head Afshin Nabavi with MKS Finance told Reuters. "We are seeing very little demand from the physical dealers, very little demand from the investors, it's pretty much come to a standstill and I think we have to come off" as far as price is concerned.
At 9;27 a.m. on Wednesday, gold futures fell 0.42 percent, a $7 drop to $1,644.10 per troy ounce.
The sovereign debt crisis, wreaking havoc on euro zone banks, markets and public finance systems for two-plus years, is fully capable of manifesting again, attacking global economies and prompting a recession, News Track India reports the International Monetary Fund said.
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