investing in gold: Gold futures prices fell to their lowest level in 13 days on Thursday, after the release of the weekly jobless claims data in the United States, which came in better than expected.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures recorded delivery in April / May 1264.40 dollars an ounce, the lowest price since 16 of the current month / October, before recovering slightly and trading at 1270.80, to fall by 1.27%, or the equivalent of $ 16.40 during hours of the morning US time.
It is likely to find support for these contracts at $ 1255.20, the lowest price on 16 of this month, and resistance at 1300.20, where a higher price on 26 of this month.
Well in Comex Exchange, silver futures retreated December March / March delivery rose by 3.34%, or the equivalent of 60.5 cents per ounce, to trade at $ 16.99 an ounce, after it was these contracts have been recorded of $ 17.13 an ounce earlier in the day, the highest price since December 15 / December
Earlier in the day, the US Labor Department said that the number of individuals who filed for initial unemployment benefits has dramatically increased by 43 thousand people fell to 265 thousand last week, compared with 308 thousand in the previous week. Analysts had expected initial jobless claims fell by 8 thousand to 300 thousand request.
These good data added to optimism about the strength of the economy and supported expectations that Tqhob that the Fed will raise interest rates sooner than previously thought.
This record and the US dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback versus a basket of six other major currencies, a reading of 94.98, to stay close to its highest level in 12 years, and when the index hit 95.77 last Friday.
The euro has continued to trade under pressure after the new Greek government announced that it would move to cancel the austerity measures that are highly rejected by the Greek people, which made the market soon expect a clash between the Greek state and international creditors, lenders have.
News and metals trade as well, Alnhacalagelh March / March delivery contracts fell by 1.10%, or the equivalent of 2.7 cents, to trade at $ 2.452 a pound, after the industrial metal may record of $ 2.419 a pound on Monday, its lowest level since 2009 Gold investing news