Spot silver was extremely volatile in the wake of the US Fed cutting rates by 50-bps at its FOMC meeting concluded on September 18.
With Israel looking to carry out its offensive against Hezbollah to the next level, traders will monitor the evolving situation in Middle East closely for possibility of disruptions to oil supplies.
Spot gold was trading with a loss of around 0.45 per cent at $2,570 at the time of the MCX closing. The MCX October gold contract closed at Rs 73,150 (LTP), down 0.49 per cent.
Silver price outlook by Sharekhan: Silver has got many supporting factors to push it higher as the Fed begins slashing rates.
Technical charts suggest that the bias for Gold is likely to remain positive as long as Rs 73,100 holds; while in case of Silver the bullish pivot stands at Rs 89,000.
After consolidating in the $2470-$2530 range for nearly three weeks, spot gold rallied to a fresh record high of $2555 on Thursday.
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Spot silver was steady around $28.30 at the time of the MCX closing. The MCX December silver contract at Rs 73,700 was up around 0.07 per cent.
Spot gold was trading with a gain of around 0.20 per cent at $2514 at the time of the MCX closing. The MCX October gold contract at Rs 71,903 (LTP) was up 0.38 per cent.
Silver futures had gained 2 per cent in Thursday's trading session amid rise in the US yield.
Oil recorded its first back-to-back monthly decline amid signs of sluggish demand in China and the United States raised concerns about future consumption growth.
Brent crude, WTI oil trading strategy today, Aug 27: We expect oil prices to face immediate resistance of $80 and the rally would find it difficult to sustain above it
Crude oil outlook today, Aug 20: Oil prices tumbled to two-week lows on Tuesday morning in Asian trade with WTI future trading down 0.4 per cent
Silver price outlook by Sharekhan: Silver continues to lag gold as investors are concerned about the global economy, especially the Chinese and the US economies
Silver price outlook by Sharekhan: Silver is expected to be volatile on contrasting factors like slowdown in China, US recession concerns, volatile yields and US rate cut speculations.
Gold outlook by Sharekhan: The MCX Gold futures are expected to trade in the range of Rs 68,200 and Rs 70,700 in near term, analyst Praveen Singh.
The overall sentiment in oil remains bearish and we expect prices to see further sell towards the support of $70 and $68 per barrel, says Mohammed Imran of Sharekhan by BNP Paribas.
How to trade silver today: Silver has been one of the weakest commodities this month as risk aversion continues to linger
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