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Gold drops below US$1,800 an ounce

Copper at nine-year high

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It was below $1,787/oz at the time of writing, although well above the circa $1,600/oz of 12 months ago.

Meanwhile the Bank of England is said to have increased its gold holdings to more than 180.7 million troy ounces, the highest since December 2013.

Copper remains around a nine-year high, closing up slightly to $8,424/t on the London Metal Exchange.

Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU), which recently raised about $38 million as it moves to ramp up and improve its underground Pumpkin Hollow project in Nevada, gained about 26.5% on no news.

Platinum reached its highest point in more than six years earlier this week, to $1,339.73/oz, Bloomberg reported.

"As long as the ‘everything' rally continues, investors prefer platinum with its green transformation and tight supply over gold," Saxo Bank head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen told the wire service.

Barrick Gold closed down more than 2% as it announced it would sell its Lagunas Norte gold mine in Peru to Boroo. 

Copper major Freeport-McMoRan rose 5.31% in New York.

And BHP, which yesterday announced a surprise bumper dividend and a positive outlook for commodities, was up 3.5% in morning Australian trade today.

 

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