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Gold Prices Soar to Record Weekly Gain Since April as US Interest Rate Hike Expectations Decline

Gold prices rose, yesterday, to achieve the largest weekly gain since April, after rising near its highest level in one month; This comes as market expectations of a US interest rate hike declined.

During trading, gold in spot transactions witnessed a slight change to reach $1959.81 an ounce, up 1.9% during the week. There was little change in US gold futures, reaching $1964.00. The dollar index touched its lowest level since April 2022; This makes gold less expensive for overseas buyers.

As for other precious metals, silver fell in spot transactions by 0.2%, to $ 24.8091 an ounce, but it is heading for the largest weekly gain since March. Platinum also fell 0.4% to 969.08 dollars, as well as palladium by 1.1% to 1280.62 dollars, but it is heading towards achieving gains for the second week in a row.

2023-07-14 22:03:11
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