-- Posted 30 March, 2011 | | Source: SilverSeek.com
| Close | Gain/Loss |
Gold | $1424.10 | +$7.70 |
Silver | $37.47 | +$0.54 |
XAU | 215.16 | +1.74% |
HUI | 568.30 | +1.95% |
GDM | 1655.12 | +1.93% |
JSE Gold | 2743.53 | +32.73 |
USD | 76.11 | -0.08 |
Euro | 141.23 | +0.10 |
Yen | 120.66 | -0.60 |
Oil | $104.27 | -$0.52 |
10-Year | 3.455% | -0.046 |
T-Bond | 120.1875 | +0.4375 |
Dow | 12350.61 | +0.58% |
Nasdaq | 2776.79 | +0.72% |
S&P | 1328.26 | +0.67% |
The Metals:
Gold climbed $13.42 to $1429.82 in early New York trade before it fell to see a $4.20 loss at $1412.20 by late morning, but it then rallied back higher in the last couple of hours of trade and ended with a gain of 0.54%. Silver surged to as high as $37.732 before it fell back to almost unchanged at $36.963 by a little after 11AM EST, but it also rallied back higher into the close and ended with a gain of 1.46% at a new 31-year closing high.
Euro gold rose to over €1008, platinum gained $39 to $1771.50, and copper fell 7 cents to about $4.27.
Gold and silver equities rose almost 2% in the first half hour of trade before they fell back near unchanged by late morning, but they then rallied back higher midday and ended near their earlier highs.
The Economy:
Report | For | Reading | Expected | Previous |
ADP Employment | Mar | 201K | 210K | 208K |
Mortgage applications fall as rates rise: MBA Reuters
Announced U.S. Job Cuts Fell 39% From Year Ago, Challenger Says Bloomberg
Tomorrow at 8:30AM EST brings Initial Jobless Claims for 3/26 expected at 383,000. At 9:45 is Chicago PMI for March expected at 69.5, and at 10AM is the Factory Orders report for February expected at 0.4%.
The Markets:
Charts Courtesy of http://finance.yahoo.com/
Oil remained modestly lower after the Energy Information Administration reported that crude inventories rose 2.95 million barrels, gasoline inventories fell 2.7 million barrels, and distillates rose 700,000 barrels. “Natural gas prices climbed Wednesday as President Barack Obama said he wanted the U.S. to use more of it instead of foreign oil. Colder weather also pushed up prices, as forecasters predicted a cold snap for much of the country in coming weeks.”
The U.S. dollar index reversed early gains and ended lower after the euro rose on more European Central Bank comments that this time suggested a series of rate hikes from the ECB may be coming.
Treasuries remained higher after today’s $29 billion 7-year note auction sold at a high yield of 2.895% with a bid to cover of 2.79.
The Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P rose on confidence over decent economic data and lower oil prices.
Among the big names making news in the market today were Barclays, Cephalon, Salesforce.com, and Wal-Mart.
The Commentary:
“Rollovers are continuing in gold with traders moving out of the April as it enters its delivery period and into the June. Some are also moving into August and December. Open interest continues to decline as end of the month and quarter pressures continue but the bulk of that should be over today.
How this market behaves Friday and Monday of next week will be a better indicator of what we can expect in the immediate near term. Trying to get too much of a read on a market that is being jostled by book squaring and low volume is generally not wise.
High oil inventories at Cushing were being blamed somewhat for gold's weakness today but I do not agree with that reasoning. Oil is still above $100, high inventories or not, and a mere blip lower in crude oil is not going to dissuade those who are focused on increasing price pressures throughout the economy. Besides, even though crude was weaker today, unleaded gasoline is higher and it is gasoline prices that more directly impact consumer perceptions of inflation anyway.
The Dollar is experiencing two-way money flows today but for whatever the reason, it has been stopped dead in its tracks near 76.70 on the USDX chart. It has been drawing a bit of recent strength from the verbal intervention campaign being engaged by several FOMC governors who are talking hawkishly about ending QE. One went as far as saying that the last $100 billion of the scheduled $600 billion might not be necessary. That was enough to pull the rug out from under the bond market yesterday so it is hard to believe that we will see too much more of that sort of talk if the Fed wishes to keep bond speculators from blasting the long bond into the nether regions and sending rates higher in the process.
As stated many times here already: If they attempt to talk the Dollar up by sounding hawkish, they will send the long bond into the toilet. If they try to talk the long bond back up again by expressing reservations about the strength of the US recovery, they will send the Dollar into the toilet. Pick your poison is a good motto at this point.”- Dan Norcini, More at http://www.traderdannorcini.blogspot.com/
GATA Posts:
Alasdair Macleod: Bank regulation doesn't work well
Bix Weir: World Gold Council supports gold price manipulation
The Statistics:
Activity from: 3/29/2011
Gold Warehouse Stocks: | 11,027,994 | +15,056 |
Silver Warehouse Stocks: | 104,437,690 | -77,028 |
Global Gold ETF Holdings
[WGC Sponsored ETF’s]
| Product name | Total Tonnes | Total Ounces | Total Value |
New York Stock Exchange Arca (NYSE Arca) AND Singapore Exchange (SGX) AND Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) AND Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) | SPDR® Gold Shares | 1211.836 | 38,961,725 | US$55,520m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse - Xetra) | Gold Bullion Securities | 116.51 | 3,746,032 | US$5,314m |
London Stock Exchange (LSE) AND NYSE Euronext Paris AND Borsa Italiana AND Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse (Deutsche Börse - Xetra) AND NYSE Euronext Amsterdam | ETFS Physical Gold | 122.56 | 3,940,260 | US$5,589m |
Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) | Gold Bullion Securities | 14.21 | 474,516 | US$650m |
Johannesburg Securities Exchange (JSE) | New Gold Debentures | 48.15 | 1,548,103 | US$2,194m |
NASDAQ Dubai | Dubai Gold Securities | 0.154 | 4,958 | US$7m |
Note: No change in Total Tonnes from yesterday’s data.
COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 124.93 - No change from yesterday’s data.
Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 11,139.52 - No change from yesterday’s data.
The Miners:
Kinross Gold’s (KGC) funding for a Medical Emergency Center in Mauritania, US Gold’s (UXG) drill results, and Seabridge’s (SA) exploration program were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.
WINNERS
1. Midway | MDW +6.55% $1.79 |
2. ITH | THM +4.98% $9.90 |
3. Gammon Gold | GRS +4.55% $10.10 |
LOSERS
1. Minco | MGH-2.53% $2.31 |
2. Metalline | MMG-1.77% $1.11 |
3. Banro | BAA -1.56% $2.52 |
Winners & Losers tracks NYSE and AMEX listed gold and silver mining stocks that trade over $1.
All of today's gold and silver stock news:
Zoran Arandjelovic Announces Acquisition of Common Shares of Tawsho Mining Inc. - More
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Nortec Minerals Updates Results From Seinajoki Gold Project in Western Finland - More
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Rome's Don Luis Greisen-Porhyry Silver-Tungsten Property has a Great Address as Part of the "Great Cluster" of Laramide Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Deposits - More
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Augyva Announces Closing of C$8,000,000 Private Placement - More
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QMC Quantum Minerals and Cassius Ventures Report on Drilling, Carrot River Project, Manitoba - More
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Critical Elements Corporation Announces Final Closing of It's Financing - More
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Guyana Frontier Mining Corp. - Favourable Lake Project Drilling Program Update - More
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Kinross Announces $2.5 Million in Funding to Build New Medical Emergency Centre in Mauritania - "Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K - News)(NYSE:KGC - News) announced today that it is committing US$2.5 million to build and help equip a new Medical Emergency Center in Mauritania. The new emergency centre will be part of Mauritania's Grand National Hospital located in Nouakchott, the nation's capital." More
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Decade Resources Announces Acquisition of Silver Property at Stewart, British Columbia - More
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Mrs Aline Leclerc Joins the Board of DIOS - More
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Torex Announces Adoption of Shareholder Rights Plan - More
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Fronteer Gold Securityholders Overwhelmingly Approve Plan of Arrangement With Newmont - "Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX:FRG - News)(AMEX:FRG - News) ("Fronteer Gold") is pleased to announce that an overwhelming majority of Fronteer Gold securityholders who voted today at Fronteer's Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") have voted to approve the plan of arrangement pursuant to which Newmont Mining Corporation will acquire all the issued and outstanding common shares of Fronteer Gold (the "Arrangement"). Over 99.7% of the securities voted at the Meeting were voted in favour of the special resolution approving the Arrangement." More
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Amador Gold Corp.: Silverclaim Exploration Highlights - More
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First Quantum Minerals Issues Updated Resource and Reserve Estimates and Progress Report for Kevitsa Project - More
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ICN Signs Letter of Intent for Option and Joint Venture of its Hog Ranch Property - More
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Viper Gold Announces Appointment of Director & Grant of Stock Options - More
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Legend Gold Mobilizes Rig for Drill Program at the Lakanfla Gold Project, Western Mali - More
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Selwyn Announces Getty Deposit Mineral Resources - More
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SIRIOS Resources Inc.: Resignation of a Director - More
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Duncan Park Announces Completion of Geophysical Field Work, and Signing of Definitive Agreement With Respect to McManus Property at Red Lake - More
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Cue Resources Ltd. Completes Pump Test at San Antonio, Yuty Uranium Project - More
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High Grade Drilling Results Announced on Finnish Asset under Letter of Intent - More
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Choice Gold Corp. Commences Work Program on Sugarloaf Peak Gold Project - More
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Everett Resources Commences 2,000 Meter Drill Program on Menarik Polymetallic Property, Quebec - More
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Serabi Mining Plc ("Serabi" or the "Company") Completion of TSX Listing C$4.95 Million Funding and Board Changes - More
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Candente Gold Announces Closing of $7.076 M Equity Financing - More
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Patriot Gold Announces $8.5 Million Agreement for Continued Exploration and Development of Moss Mine Project in Mohave County Arizona - More
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Silvore Fox Minerals Corp. Announces Closing of Fully Subscribed Non-brokered Private Placement - More
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Sona Releases Final 2010 Drill Results From Elizabeth Gold Deposit Property - More
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Augen Gold Announces TSX Approval of Its Option and Joint Venture Agreement With Sanatana - More
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Sanatana Announces TSX-V Approval for Option and JV Agreement With Augen - More
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Coyote Resources Appoints New Director - More
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Tuffnell Ltd. Announces Drill and Assay Results of Phase II Exploration at the Little Butte Gold/Copper Project in Arizona Which Confirm a Major Shear System - More
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RX Exploration Intersects 504.8 g/t Gold and 4,370 g/t Silver over Half a Metre - More
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Corvus Gold Intersects 15 Metres of 2.4 g/t Gold at the North Bullfrog Project, Alaska - More
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Asia Now Grants Stock Options - More
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Platinex Announces New Gold Property Acquisition - More
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Midland is Pleased to Announce That Agnico-Eagle Resumes Drilling to Test Recent Gold Discoveries on Maritime Cadillac - More
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Sungro Minerals, Inc. Announces Addition of 217 New Unpatented Claims At Its Conglomerate Mesa Project - More
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Cream Minerals Announces Initial Assay Results from the Nuevo Milenio Silver-Gold Project - More
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Sandstorm Gold Announces the Completion of Underground Construction at Brigus Gold's Black Fox Mine and Payment of US$9 Million to Metanor Resources - More
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Metanor Receives US$9M from Sandstorm - More
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Vior Inc.: Aurvista Agreement - Paiement Postponed - More
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Minera Andes Announces 2010 Full Year Financial Results and Record Earnings for Fourth Quarter 2010 - More
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Arcus Development Group Inc.: Dawson Gold Airborne Magnetometer Survey Commences - More
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Alto Ventures Ltd.: Coldstream Property Expanded to the North of the High-Grade Iris Lake Gold Discovery, Ontario - More
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Foundation Resources Inc.: Coldstream Project Expanded to the North of the High-Grade Iris Lake Gold Discovery - More
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Pershimco Adds Strategic Claims in the Courville Gold Project Area - More
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Pacific Rim Mining Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire Majority Interest in Hog Ranch Property, Nevada - More
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Elissa Resources Plans Additional Geophysical Survey at its Thor Rare Earth Project, Nevada - More
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Crowflight Provides 2011 Outlook - More
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Molycorp and DOE's Ames Laboratory Sign Cooperative Research and Development Agreement on Rare Earth Magnets - More
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Dufresne Named Lead Geologist for Lithium Exploration Group - More
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Pan American Lithium Corp. CEO in cdtv.net Interview - More
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Altius Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid - More
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Sama Resources Intersects 13.7 Metres of Up to 2.5% Nickel at Its Nickel-Cobalt-Scandium Laterite Deposit - More
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Willow Creek Receives Technical Report for Hercules Property - More
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Torex Working Closely With Mexican Authorities to Resume Activities at the Morelos Gold Project - More
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Tres-Or Options Pascalis Area Gold Properties to Pershimco - More
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MAX begins exploration at historic Majuba Hill Copper/Gold/Silver Property in Nevada; excavation underway for April drill program - More
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US Gold: El Gallo Continues to Expand East & South - "US GOLD CORPORATION (NYSE:UXG - News)(TSX:UXG - News) is pleased to announce drilling continues to expand the size of the silver-gold resource and upgrade the inferred mineralization at the El Gallo Project in Sinaloa State, Mexico. In addition, drilling has intersected high grade mineralization 400 meters (m) (1,300 feet (ft)) southwest of the El Gallo resource. Also, drilling on the recently discovered Alamo vein has encountered mineralization 150 m (500 ft) south of the previous exploration." More
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Seabridge Gold Moving Courageous Lake Towards Preliminary Feasibility - "Drilling has commenced at Seabridge Gold's (TSX:SEA - News)(AMEX:SA - News)100% owned Courageous Lake project as part of a $7.3 million exploration program designed to (i) upgrade inferred resources within the current FAT deposit pit plan, (ii) complete geotechnical drilling required to move towards a Preliminary Feasibility Study ("PFS") and (iii) look for new targets along the 53 kilometers of the Matthew's Lake greenstone belt held by Seabridge. The 2011 program will include approximately 20,000 meters of core drilling, divided into a winter program which is now in progress and a summer program commencing in June." More
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