Sunday 30 November 2014

Oil, Gold hit lowest levels

Global oil and gold prices continued their southern journey in early trade Monday (Dec 1) on different geo political reasons.

Gold prices tumbled after Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected the proposals to boost gold reserves in a referendum while oil prices hit five-year lows after OPEC held back from cutting output in the face of a supply glut.

Gold fell more than two per cent at one point to $1,142.90 per ounce, its lowest level in more than three weeks, while silver also took a hit, falling more than six per cent to a five-year low below $14.50 per ounce.

US crude fell more than two per cent to a five-year low of $64.10 per barrel, with the fall from June exceeding 40 per cent.

Sinking oil and commodity prices are causing massive realignments in markets.



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