Nation has always enjoyed the advantages of geography and political stability
Gold prices fell at the opening of the markets in the UAE on Thursday morning as yellow metal prices slipped globally last night after minutes of the US Federal Reserve’s June meeting kept alive hopes of another rate hike at the end of July.
The Dubai Jewellery Group data showed the 24K trading at Dh232.25 per gram on Thursday morning as against Dh233 per gram at the close of markets on Wednesday. Similarly, 22K, 21K and 18K also opened lower at Dh215, Dh208.25 and Dh178.5 per gram, respectively.
Spot gold was trading at $1,918.59 per ounce.
Investors were waiting for a raft of US economic data that could influence Federal Reserve policy about interest rates. The yellow metal is sensitive to rising interest rates, as they increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion.
Manish Jaradi, a strategist, dailyFX, said minutes of the Fed meeting showed almost all officials agreed to hold interest rates steady at the June meeting, even though some participants wanted to move ahead with a rate hike.
“Still, 16 out of 18 officials still expected the benchmark interest rate to rise at least another quarter of a percentage point by the end of the year,” said Jaradi.
ALSO READ:
Nation has always enjoyed the advantages of geography and political stability
Travel Tricks explores collaboration for MICE opportunities
6G will further elevate capabilities of robots, AI, autonomous transport and remote surgery/diagnostics among others
Net profit (after tax) up 32% per cent y-o-y to Dh1.45 billion
UAE business activity and business confidence remained strong
Telco’s AGM to approve cash dividends of 40 fils per share for H2 of 2023
Total income reached to Dh5.607 billion compared to Dh4.431 billion, a solid expansion of 26.5 per cent YoY
Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, presented the awards to the winners in various categories