Gold was higher from the far East to the mid-point of London trading on Wednesday, slumped from there into New York’s second hour, bottoming at $916, but then shot higher for the rest of the day including the Globex, and finished at $931.80/oz., up $12.80.

Gold was flat from the far East straight through London trading on Tuesday, but it took off in the second hour of the New York session, shooting as high as $923.40 before tailing off after the noon hour and finishing at $919.00/oz., up $13.60. Overnight, gold has been pushing higher.

Gold was steady to higher through the first hour of the New York session on Friday, then declined sharply to lose nearly $15, but then turned around and regained all the lost ground, before cruising sideways through the Globex to finish at $884.00, up $1.00.