Euro advances and gold steadies as dollar softens ahead of US payrolls 

XAUUSD Gold (XAUUSD) traced a two-way session that ultimately finished almost unchanged. It opened at 3977.58 and first pressed lower to 3964.59 by 03:10, holding above the 3960.0 ten-handle marker, before reversing higher into the afternoon to print the day’s high at 4019.61 at 14:01. That high cleared the 4010.0 handle, but gains faded into the close, which came at 3977.17,…

Dollar firms after upbeat ADP as sterling awaits BoE guidance 

XAUUSD XAUUSD traced a firm upward session on Wednesday, opening at 3934.12 and finishing at 3979.15, a gain of 45.03 or 1.145%. The day’s range measured 60.9, equal to 1.55% of the open, with the low set early at 3929.59 at 02:45 and the high later at 3990.49 at 18:52. The intraday low held above the 3920 handle, while the high…

Gold slides toward 3900 as traders await US jobs data 

XAUUSD XAUUSD closed at 3932.04, down 70.23 (-1.76%) on the session, after traversing a 77.04 range, equivalent to 1.92% of the open. The market opened at 4002.27 at 01:00 and immediately printed the session high at 4005.81 at 01:01, trading just above the 4000 handle before turning lower into the day. Price drifted to the low at 3928.77 at 16:40, placing…

Australian dollar firms as Euro softens into RBA 

XAUUSD XAUUSD traded around the 4000 figure on Monday, settling at 4000.63, up 10.42 or 0.261% on the day. The session opened at 3990.21 and ranged 67.93 points, equivalent to 1.7% of the open. Price set the low early at 3962.75 at 02:20, then moved higher into the afternoon to print the session high at 4030.68 at 17:14 before easing back…

Gold eases as dollar steadies and volatility stays low 

XAUUSD XAUUSD settled at 4002.31, down 21.97 (-0.55%) for the session ending 23:56, after trading between 4046.24 and 3972.28. The day opened at 4024.28 and printed its high at 01:55, then progressed into a low at 19:17, setting a high-before-low sequence before a late recovery into the close. The intraday span measured 73.96 points, equivalent to 1.84% of the open and below…