Safe-haven gold near a 1-month low as global tensions ebb

29/06/2025 04:30 AST

Gold fell more than 1 percent to its lowest level in nearly a month on Friday due to easing geopolitical and trade tensions and as investors awaited US inflation data for clues on the future trajectory of interest rates.

Spot gold lost 1.4 percent to $3,282.68 per ounce by 1:55 p.m. Saudi time, its lowest since late May. Prices have fallen by over 2 percent this week and more than $200 from a record high scaled in April.

US gold futures fell 1.6 percent to $3,294.50.

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"The loss of haven demand has meant that despite the latest leg down in the dollar, gold has not benefited from this at all," said Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at City Index and FOREX.com.

"A bit of a pullback would not be too bad an outcome as that will allow long-term technical overbought conditions on higher time frames to work off, allowing the metal to shine again when macro conditions are more favorable once more."

Spot silver fell 1.8 percent to $35.96.

Platinum dropped 5.9 percent to $1,334.63, after hitting its highest since 2014. Palladium fell 1.2 percent to $1,117.96.

The main reason for the price increase in platinum was likely to be the high discount to gold, which is apparently considered too expensive, said Commerzbank in a note.

Reuters