Spot gold rose by about 0.5% on Thursday, while New York copper fell by 13.3%.

On Thursday, New York's spot gold rose by 0.47%, to $3290.70 per ounce, with a cumulative decline of 0.39% for the month of July. COMEX gold futures fell by 0.16%, to $3290.60 per ounce; the October contract fell by 0.26%, to $3316.80, with a cumulative decline of 0.59% for the month of July. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index closed up by 0.07%, at 204.21 points, with a cumulative increase of 1.69% for the month of July. Spot silver rose by 1.69%, to $36.7180 per ounce. COMEX silver futures rose by 1.72%, to $36.795 per ounce, showing an overall M-shaped trend. COMEX copper futures fell by 13.30%, to $4.4270 per pound.