Bullion Outlook
· Gold fell nearly 3 percent on Tuesday, its largest one-day fall since early July, as
the dollar surged after China unexpectedly raised interest rates and the United
· States said it will not devaluate the dollar.
· Prices dived in heavy trading volume after China surprised markets with its first
rate hike since 2007. Fearing more aggressive monetary tightening in the world's
fastest-growing major economy, investors cut risk exposure by selling equities
and commodities and buying the U.S. dollar.
· China's decision to raise its benchmark one-year interest rate put perceived risk
currencies including the euro and the Australian dollar under pressure, while
sending Wall Street 1.6 percent lower.
Crude Oil:
· U.S. crude oil futures ended more than 4 percent lower on Tuesday, suffering
the biggest one-day percentage loss in more than eight months, as the dollar
strengthened on safe-haven buying following a surprise interest rate increase
in China.
· Investors fear the move could dampen Chinese and global growth and slow
the country's voracious demand for oil and other commodities.
· Crude futures fell back after rising more than 2 percent on Monday, lifted by
higher refined products futures as strikes in France continued to affect fuel
production and oil shipping.
· U.S. retail gasoline demand rose 2.7 percent last week from the prior week,
but dipped 0.9 percent from the same week a year earlier, the MasterCard
Advisors SpendingPulse report said on Tuesday.
Base Metals Outlook
Copper:
· U.S. copper prices finished near the sharply lower levels hit on Tuesday as the
dollar surged on China's surprising announcement that it will raise key
benchmark interest rates this week,
· Copper for December delivery was down 9.75 cents, or 2.53 percent, to finish
at $3.7575 per lb on the COMEX
· Copper tumbled early as the dollar strengthened when top consumer China
said it will raise benchmark interest rates, effective on Wednesday.
· London Metal Exchange copper stocks were down by 500 tonnes at 369,950
tonnes on Tuesday.
For more details contact http://www.insighttechnical.net