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oro,metallo che da anni non sopporto mi stà antipatico specialmente quello giallo,simbolo di ostentata ma cafona ricchezza.Preferisco un bel vissuto argento magari di lavorazione indiana…..Cosa centra con la finanza e i mercati? Come tutte le cose tranne l’amore è per me materia di trade! quindi oggi ho venduto una call 1600 scadenza agosto incassando 1300 euro su un sottostante di 160000 $ (100 once circa 3 kg d’oro)
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Gold Futures Falter As Oil Prices Decline
By MATT WHITTAKER
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
NEW YORK — Gold prices declined Thursday as easing oil prices dimmed the metal’s allure as a refuge investment and inflation hedge, and a stronger dollar also clipped demand.
The most actively traded gold contract, for April delivery, fell $17.10, or 1.2%, to settle at $1,412.50 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Nearby March gold also lost $17.10, to $1,412.20.
“Gold sold off because crude sold off,” said Ira Epstein, director of the Ira Epstein division of the Linn Group.
The metal–which isn’t closely linked to manufacturing cycles–had benefited as a haven in recent days amid fears about high oil prices dragging on the economic recovery as unrest continued in the Middle East and Africa.
But investors felt less of a need for the precious metal Thursday as crude futures slumped while traders turned their attention from Libya to rising oil supplies in the U.S. and signs of global economic weakness.
“There’s a moment when the market settles back and regroups,” Epstein said. “It’s a day of profit-taking.”
Additionally, falling crude prices lessened investor desire for gold as a hedge against rising consumer and producer prices.
“If you’re buying gold for the inflation theme, you just took a bullet out of your gun,” said Frank Lesh, broker and analyst at FuturePath Trading.
A strengthening U.S. dollar also damped demand for the precious metal. The ICE Futures U.S. Dollar Index was up 0.7% after gold closed. A higher buck tends to pressure dollar-denominated gold by making it more expensive for foreign buyers, crimping demand.
“The market is cautious,” said George Gero, vice president with RBC Capital Markets Global Futures. “The stronger dollar is pulling back metals.”
The dollar remained higher even after data showed new U.S. jobless claims last week rose more than expected and the U.S. trade deficit in January widened sharply.
Investors were still buying the greenback as they focused on the fragile state of some euro-zone area finances, with a ratings agency overnight downgrading Spain, sending the euro sharply lower.
Other precious metals traded in New York also fell, with Comex May silver dropping 2.7%, Nymex April platinum losing 2% and Nymex June Palladium also shedding 2%.
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Settlements (ranges include open-outcry and electronic trading):
London PM Gold Fix: $1,413.25; previous PM $1,431.00
Apr gold $1,412.50, down $17.10; Range $1,403.00-$1,431.80
May silver $35.066, down 98.1 cents; Range $34.660-$36.190
Apr platinum $1,765.60, down $36.40; Range $1,754.70-$1,810.00
Jun palladium $766.40, down $15.25; Range $761.10-$784.80
–By Matt Whittaker, Dow Jones Newswires; 212-416-2139