Gold futures fall as U.S. Senate votes to end gov't shutdown
Xinhua,January 23, 2018 Adjust font size:
CHICAGO, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange closed lower Monday as the U.S. Senate voted to end the government shutdown, easing any lingering uncertainty in the financial markets.
The most active gold contract for February delivery went down 1.2 U.S. dollars, or 0.09 percent, to close at 1,331.90 dollars per ounce.
The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to pass a temporary spending plan through Feb. 8 to end the government shutdown.
As for other precious metals, silver for March delivery went down 4.7 cents, or 0.28 percent, to settle at 16.989 dollars per ounce. Platinum for April dropped 23.3 dollars, or 2.28 percent, to close at 996.8 dollars per ounce. Enditem