Gold futures were down 0.2% Wednesday, with a final bid of $1,637.60 per ounce, according to . Gold prices reached a high of $1,647.30 and a low of $1,635. Gold bullion traded at higher at $1,655 per ounce for Wednesday’s session in London, according to .
Silver futures inched up 0.4% Wednesday, with a final bid of $29.56 per ounce. Wednesday’s high for silver reached $29.67, and the low was $29.17.
Gold and silver funds moved up Wednesday.
- The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:) was up 1.1%.
- The iShares Gold Trust (NYSE:) was 1.1% higher.
- The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE:) rose 1.9%.
Gold and silver mining ETFs jumped as well.
- The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:) rose 2.4%.
- The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF climbed 1.9%
- The Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE:) finished 1.7% higher.
Gold mining shares had a good day, Wednesday, with Eldorado Gold (NYSE:) leading the way.
- Agnico-Eagle Mines (NYSE:) was up 1.4%.
- Barrick Gold (NYSE:) finished 2% higher.
- Eldorado Gold soared 4.5%.
- Goldcorp (NYSE:) rose 2.8%.
- Kinross Gold (NYSE:) was 3.2% higher.
- Newmont Mining (NYSE:) jumped 2.2%.
- NovaGold Resources (AMEX:) finished up 1.1%.
- Yamana Gold (NYSE:) surged 3.8%.
Silver mining shares also headed north today.
- Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE:) rose 1.5%.
- Hecla Mining (NYSE:) climbed 2.5%.
- Pan American Silver (NASDAQ:) rose 2.2%.
- Silver Wheaton (NYSE:) finished 2.4% higher.
- Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ:) rose 1.3%.
As of this writing, Angela Nazworth did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Adrian Ash of contributed to this report.
