Dubai: Gold prices drop by up to Dh1.75 per gram in early trade
The Dubai Jewellery Group data showed a 24K variant of the yellow metal falling Dh1. 75 per gram to Dh363.25 per gram, on Wednesday morning, down from Dh365 per gram. While 22K fell Dh1.5 per gram to Dh336.5 per gram, down from Dh338 per gram last night. Similarly, 21K and 18K also opened lower at Dh322.5 and Dh276.5 per gram, respectively.
Spot gold was trading at $3,015.63 per ounce, down 0.19 per cent. Gold hit a record historic high of $3,057 per ounce in spot trading last week, but it has been trending lower in the past few sessions.
Samer Hasn, senior market analyst at xs.com, said gold's gains came after US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's speech, which appeared to be in line with what investors wish in various aspects, both by avoiding a hawkish tone and by emphasising the uncertainty created by tariffs.
'Powell's favourable speech was the latest link in a chain of factors fueling gold's continued gains, where growing concerns about the potential ramifications of Donald Trump's trade policy and the economic turmoil resulting from the continued reluctance to impose tariffs were among the most prominent factors supporting the yellow metal to continue its gains,' he said.
Ultimately, Powell's speech and the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections did not change market expectations about the path of monetary policy, and the likelihood remains that we will see at least two to three rate cuts this year, allowing gold to continue its gains eventually,' added Hasn.
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