


Their 2021 sales are also tracking markedly higher than they did in 2020. Published United States Mint bullion sales increased Tuesday by 125,000 ounces in American Silver Eagles and a combined 3,500 ounces in American Gold Eagles.Īs for the longer term, American Eagle and Buffalo bullion coins moved much quicker in August than in July. The two are divided on the year so far with platinum 6% lower and palladium 0.7% higher. Palladium for December delivery gave back $8.10, or 0.3%, to $2,471 an ounce, for a 7% monthly drop.October platinum added $12, or 1.2%, to $1,014.10 an ounce, but still registered a 3.3% monthly decline. In other precious metals futures prices on Tuesday and for August: They posted a 6% monthly loss and are 9.1% lower on the year Silver futures traded between $23.83 and $24.27. Meanwhile, silver for December delivery ended unchanged at $24.006 an ounce. They edged 0.05% higher in August, trimming their loss on the year to date to 4.1%. Gold prices ranged from a low of $1,803.40 to a high of $1,821.90. Both metals have seen their near-term chart postures improved recently and that’s inviting the technical-based speculators to the long side of the futures markets," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note. "Gold and silver have traded both sides of unchanged today in choppy price action. Gold for December delivery added $5.90, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,818.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold was alone among metals in scoring a monthly gain, as slight as it was. Precious metals moved exactly opposite on Tuesday compared to Monday with palladium ending lower and gold, silver and platinum finishing higher. Gold prices edged less than 0.1% higher in August
