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Gold Demand in India Remains Subdued

Gold demand in India, the world's top buyer, remained subdued on Friday after prices edged higher, tracking a rebound in the world market and as the local currency pared early gains, dealers said.

Banks, energy issues lift TSX to higher close

Energy shares help TSX shake off Europe downgrade
The TSX finished higher for a third-straight session on Thursday as worries over European bank lending eased and U.S. economic data pointed to gradual economic improvements, sending financial and energy issues up sharply.

Gold Retreats as Fund Managers Book 2011 Gains

Casa Berardi Project
Gold struggled Friday as fund managers booked profits on the yellow metal's gains this year, offsetting the lift it normally would have gotten from rising crude oil prices and stocks.
Gold bricks

Gold ETF Inflows Down in '11 - Report

The inflows into gold-backed exchange-traded funds that helped drive bullion demand sharply higher during the financial crisis have more than halved this year, according to Reuters data, and are unlikely to recover in 2012 as appetite grows for other assets.
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Gold Rises 1%, Silver up 2% on U.S., German Data

Gold prices rose more than 1 percent and silver popped nearly 2 percent Tuesday on fresh evidence the struggling U.S. housing industry is recovering plus rising German business sentiment that boosted investors' risk appetite.
Gold bars in Oegussa Plant, Austria

Gold Going beneath $1,500 in Next 3 Months - Poll

Gold prices will fall below $1,500 an ounce over the next three months and are unlikely to retest September's all-time highs until later 2012 at the earliest, according to a Reuters poll of 20 hedge fund managers, economists and traders.
12.5 kg gold bar in Indonesia

Gold Bullion Bulls Seek New Trading Range - Analysis

The second-biggest slump in gold prices since the financial crisis has rattled bullion bulls, as implied volatility in the gold options market is subdued, suggesting the bullion is seeking to find a new range.
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Gold Plunges to its Lowest Level Since September

Spot gold weakened further on Thursday after dropping 3.5 percent in the previous session, as investors remained nervous about the eurozone debt crisis amid the year-end rush to liquidate positions.
Grasberg mine

Freeport Indonesia, Strikers in 2-Year Wage Pact

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and its Indonesian union signed a pay deal on Wednesday to end a three-month strike that had paralysed output at the world's second-biggest copper mine, a union official and the company said.
Gold bullion coins known as Krugerrands are pictured in the mint where they are manufactured in Midrand outside Johannesburg

Gold Falls for 3rd Day, Price Drop Since Wed 6%

Gold prices fell for a third consecutive day Wednesday -- extending a weeklong plunge to more than 6 percent -- after the U.S. central bank warned that slowing global growth threatens the nation's weak recovery.
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Gold Prices Fall to Two-Month Low

Gold prices slipped Tuesday, its seventh consecutive daily decline, to a two-month low as the dollar posted big gains in light trading.
100 gram gold bar and 12 kg gold bar

Gold Modestly Higher on Eurozone Treaty Plan

Gold prices eked out a small gain Friday after Eurozone leaders agreed to surrender some of their national fiscal sovereignty to prevent another debt crisis and U.S. economic reports signaled a growing recovery.
Boddington Mine

Gold Edges up After Euro-Summit Appears to Succeed

Gold prices edged higher Friday after Eurozone leaders, in their eighth sovereign debt crisis summit this year, agreed to craft a treaty that will limit the ability of members to run-up unsustainable government debts.
Gold profits from bargain hunters, euro gain

Gold Prices Fall Hard on ECB Restraint

Gold prices fell Thursday as the European Central Bank head tapped down hopes of more government bond buying, hammering the euro and boosting the dollar.

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