Oil Higher, Gold Slightly Down In Early Asian Trading
ICM Brokers | Aug 25, 2015 05:55AM ET
Crude oil prices pipped higher in Asia on Tuesday with China again in focus but investors noting the combination of a weak dollar and recent declines offering a potential good buying opportunity. WTI crude for October delivery gained 0.35% to $38.40 a barrel with the near term focuses on China and industry estimates from the American Petroleum Institute on U.S stockpiles crude and refined products last week.
Gold prices eased slightly in early Asia on Tuesday with investors braced for more volatile trade sparked by market uncertainty in China, though silver and copper staged rebounds. the Shanghai Composite Index plunged 8.5% suffering its sharpest fall since 2007, as a dearth of activity from the People's Bank of China created a market-wide panic. Gold for December delivery eased 0.15% to $1,151 per troy ounce.
Get The News You Want
Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.