Gold rose to $917 at the mid-point of the Hong Kong session, but that would be the high for the day as it fell into the first hour in New York, then traded choppily through the rest of the day to finish at $913.30/oz., down $2.90. Overnight, gold is pushing higher.
In the energy market on Friday, crude for June delivery pushed to a 5-week high, closing at $53.20/barrel, up $2.08. June reformulated gasoline gained 5.16 cents, to $1.5174/gallon.
In the energy market on Monday, crude for June delivery fell off, closing at $50.14/barrel, down $1.41. May reformulated gasoline dropped 3.92 cents, to $1.4083/gallon.
In the energy market on Thursday, crude for June delivery rose, closing at $49.62/barrel, up 77 cents. May reformulated gasoline added just over a penny, to $1.4015/gallon.
In the energy market on Monday, oil posted its biggest one-day loss in seven weeks, with crude for May delivery plunging to close at $45.88/barrel, down $4.45. May reformulated gasoline fell 8.08 cents, to $1.4119/gallon.
In the energy market on Friday, oil was slightly higher, with crude for May delivery closing at $50.33/barrel, up 35 cents. May reformulated gasoline rose 1.84 cents, to $1.4927/gallon.
In the energy market on Monday, oil plummeted, with crude for May delivery closing at $50.05/barrel, down $2.19 from Thursday. May reformulated gasoline fell nearly 2 cents, to $1.4632/gallon.
The base metals were mixed on Wednesday. Copper fell as low as $1.74 in the late pre-dawn hours, perked back up during the New York morning, but faded again late to finish at $1.7695/lb., down three-quarters of a cent.
Base metals were all winners on Thursday. Copper jumped more than 8 cents to close at $1.7828/lb. Nickel added nearly 8 and one-half cents to finish at $4.5027/lb. Zinc tacked on 3 pennies, ending at $0.5618/lb. Aluminum gained about 3 and two-thirds cents, closing at $0.6490/lb., while lead moved to $0.6010/lb., up 1 and one-third cents from the previous session.
The base metals were mixed on Wednesday. Copper declined from the pre-dawn hours to mid-morning, but then rallied sharply through the rest of the day, finishing at its intraday high of $1.7383/lb., up 3¾ cents.