Spot gold fell by about 0.3%, while platinum/palladium rose by over 3% during the North American session.

date
18/07/2025
On Thursday, New York's closing session saw spot gold fall by 0.27% to $3338.23 per ounce, with a trading range throughout the day of $3352.33-3309.93, showing a V-shaped trend overall. COMEX gold futures dropped by 0.45% to $3344.10 per ounce, reaching a low of $3314.30 at 20:54 Beijing time. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell by 0.77% to 205.60 points, opening lower and hitting a daily low of 202.63 at 21:36, before continuing to oscillate smoothly upwards. Spot silver rose by 0.56% to $38.1242 per ounce; COMEX silver futures rose by 0.72% to $38.395 per ounce. COMEX copper futures fell by 0.42% to $5.4955 per pound. Spot platinum rose by 3.13% to $1466.89 per ounce, experiencing narrow fluctuations around breakeven until 22:47, followed by a significant and relatively sustained uptrend, maintaining a tight trading range at high levels after 02:00. Spot palladium rose by 3.38% to $1277.98 per ounce, also experiencing continuous upward oscillation starting from 21:00.