A stronger U.S. dollar hurt gold prices yesterday, but other metals
finished slightly higher on hopes that demand for materials will pick up as the economy improves. Rising crude oil and natural gas futures also helped lift the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index.
CLOSING PRICES (SPOT)
Nickel US$/lb 8.90 0.14
Copper US$/lb 2.91 0.07
Gold US$/troy ounce 940.62 -13.78
Silver US$/troy ounce 14.14 -0.02
Lead US$/lb 0.91 0.08
Zinc US$/lb 0.83 0.01
Aluminum US$/lb 0.86 0.00
Oil West Texas US$/bbl 73.82 0.53
Nat Gas Henry Hub US$ mmbtu 2.69 -0.09
Nat.Gas AECO C C$/gigajoule 2.25 -0.26
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