Commodities

Gold prices rose on Monday for the second consecutive session, amid increasing uncertainty about the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US elections. The yellow metal futures for December delivery closed higher by $12.60, or 0.7%, at $1,892.50 per ounce. This comes after gold futures recorded an 0.8% …

Interfax news agency reported, citing sources, that senior managers of Russian oil companies discussed with Energy Minister Alexander Novak a possible extension of the current oil production cuts to include the first quarter of 2021. Interfax, citing a source, said that oil companies favor an extension of the existing cuts …

Gold prices rose on Monday, November 2, as investors continued to worry about the US presidential elections and an increase in COVID-19 cases, as well as economic concerns exacerbated by renewed isolation measures in some countries. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $ 1886.66 an ounce by 10:18 GMT, while US …

Oil prices fell more than 3% Monday, November 2, due to fears that widening the scope of anti-Corona virus closures in Europe may weaken fuel demand, while dealers brace for unrest in conjunction with the US presidential elections this week. By 04:10 GMT, Brent crude futures for January delivery were …

Oil prices declined on Friday to settle at their lowest closing level in about five months, as a negative outlook for the recovery of global demand persists, with uncertainty surrounding the future of output cuts. Brent crude futures for December delivery declined by 19 cents, or 0.5%, and closed at …

Gold prices rose on Friday to limit its third consecutive weekly decline, amid uncertainty that is dominating the market. Gold futures for December delivery rose by $11.90, or 0.6%, and settled at $1,879.90 per ounce, its lowest closing level since September 25. For the week, gold futures posted a 1.3% …

The number of active oilrigs in the United States rose by 10 to 221 during the week, according to the weekly report by Baker Hughes released on Friday. This is the sixth consecutive weekly increase in active rigs drilling for oil in the US. A decline in natural gas rigs …

The global demand for gold declined during the third quarter (Q3) of 2020 by 19% year-on-year. Demand during Q3 for the yellow metal amounted to 892 metric tons, the lowest quarterly level registered since 2009, according to data by the World Gold Council. Meanwhile, investments in the gold sector rose …

Gold won today, Friday, as the dollar fell, which pushed safe haven flows towards the yellow metal again after an increase in cases of Coronavirus in the United States and Europe, threatening to derail the global economic recovery from its course. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $ 1869.16 an ounce …

Global oil prices fell by more than 1%, to continue to suffer losses and heading towards the second monthly decline due to growing fears that the high number of Covid-19 cases in Europe and the United States may harm fuel consumption. Brent crude fell for the third day, and fell …