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Copper Hits Record High on Low Supply, Gold Gains 0.01%.

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Gold and Copper prices inched higher on Monday to trade near a three-month peak hit last week after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data supported hopes that interest rates will remain low for some time, bolstering the metal’s appeal.

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Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,832.26 per ounce by 0315 GMT, after hitting its highest since Feb. 11 at $1,842.91 in the previous session.

U.S. gold futures were up 0.1% at $1,832.60 per ounce.

“The U.S. jobs report is pretty much the start and finish of the story for gold at the moment. It has really tightened expectations out of the market, at least at the margins of Federal Reserve rate hikes,” IG Market analyst Kyle Rodda said.

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With the momentum to the upside, $1,850 will be the next key level to watch for gold, he added.

Data released on Friday showed U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, as businesses scrambled for workers and raw materials amid rapidly improving public health and massive government aid.

The 266,000 jobs that U.S. firms added last month were “nowhere near” what was expected, a Federal Reserve official said.

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The U.S. central bank has pledged to keep interest rates near zero until inflation and employment pick up.

Lower interest rates decrease the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion and weigh on the dollar, making gold cheaper for investors holding other currencies.

The dollar index languished near a more than two-month low against its rivals.

Reflecting increased investor interest in gold, holdings in the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, rose 0.6% on Friday.

Speculators increased their bullish positions in COMEX gold and silver contracts in the week to May 4.

Palladium rose 0.5% to $2,941.50. Silver gained 0.8% to $27.64, while platinum was up 0.6% at $1,256.96.

Copper follows Gold Rally.

Copper prices climbed to record high levels in both London and Shanghai markets, as hopes of improved demand and tight supply fueled sentiment.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange touched its all-time high level of $10,660.50 a tonne earlier in the session before easing to $10,628 a tonne, still up 2%, at 0234 GMT.

The most-traded June copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 4.2% to 77,260 yuan ($12,014.24) a tonne, after touching its record high level of 77,540 yuan earlier.

Sentiment has been supported since Friday after prices on the LME broke a record high level for the first time since 2011.

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Copper Futures [XCUUSD] one year price performance chart.
Bullish investors bet that demand for copper will increase further as the world economy recovers from COVID-19 slumps and as investments into green energy sectors ramped up, while prices were also supported by tight supply in the concentrate market.

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