Apr 18, 2013
Commodities Brief – Gold edges higher to test 1385, crude records lows of 86.00
Gold prices have faced tremendous headwinds lately, hampered by demand, panicking selling, and fierce bearish pressure this week. Following an otherwise earlier ugly weekly segment for commodity trading, the yesterdays session in conjunction with today seems to have steadied the nerves of investors – though the largest plunge in 30 years clearly weighs fresh on investors’ psyches. Thursday has seen a modest recovery for the yellow metal, as prices have now risen to trade at USD $1385.05 per oz. in these moments. However, despite the initial path upwards, gold faces tremendous bearish pressure in the near-term and strong resistance at the 1400 level.
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