| Gold has seen a downward swing and has extended its first back-to-back weekly drop since May. Gold and silver have seen trailing-five-day losses of 0.9% and 2.7%, respectively. The reason behind the fall in the precious metals is the buoyancy of the equity markets and the gains in the US dollar. Both factors have significantly hurt the precious metals.
The holdings of the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), the world’s largest gold-backed ETF, fell 0.22% to 963.1 tons on Thursday, July 21. The physical demand from the giant gold-consuming markets, India and China, has also been slowing down...............................................Full Article: Source
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