Gold slumps as vaccine development make a headway
- Date: 19-Nov-2020
- Source: Gulf Today
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Gulf
Gold slumps as vaccine development make a headway
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Gold prices fell on Thursday as the dollar remains steady and headway in the development of COVID-19 vaccine outweighs the worries over virus cases soaring and the prospect of a large stimulus.
Spot gold fell 0.21 % to $1,867.43 per ounce by 418 GMT, while US gold futures were down 0.4% at $1,866.60.
After slumping for five straight sessions, the dollar index rose by 0.2%, making gold expensive for holders of other currencies.
According to Ilya Spivak, DailyFx currency, a fiscal stimulus is what gold needs to advance, however, it may have a limiting factor that would lead to an increase in yields.
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