Gold Futures Close Lower
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower on Monday, mirroring the decline in US COMEX gold prices.
At the close, the spot-month July 2026 contract fell to US$4,078.60 per troy ounce from US$4,109.30 on Friday, the August 2026 contract slid to US$4,099.20 per troy ounce from US$4,129.90 previously, and the September 2026 contract decreased to US$4,112.20 per troy ounce from US$4,141.70.
Meanwhile, the October 2026 and December 2026 contracts both declined to US$4,142.70 per troy ounce from US$4,172.20 at the end of last week.
Trading volume rose to 59 lot from 25 lots on Friday last week, while open interest increased to 136 contracts from 105 contracts.
Meanwhile, physical gold was fixed at US$4,099.15 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association's afternoon fix on July 10, 2026.
-- BERNAMA