Gold futures closed Friday down 5% in July
Sina News Financial News Beijing Saturday morning gold futures slightly higher Friday, a government report showed U.S. second-quarter slowdown in economic growth, gold's recent decline has also attracted some bargain-hunting by admission.
copper performance eye-catching, up 12% this month, since April 2009 for the best performance since the month. Gold futures for July fell by 5% since December last year, the worst month since.
the New York Mercantile Exchange Comex sector in December gold futures rose 12.70 U.S. dollars, to 1183.90 U.S. dollars an ounce, or 1.1%. August gold contract rose 13.30 U.S. dollars, to 1181.70 U.S. dollars an ounce, or 1.1%.
September copper futures rose 2 cents to 3.31 U.S. dollars per pound, or 0.7%. September silver futures rose 39 cents to 18 dollars an ounce, or 2.2%.
