KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Monday, tracking the decline in the US COMEX gold market ahead of the upcoming release of the July US consumer price index (CPI), scheduled tomorrow.
At the close, the spot-month August 2025 contract fell to US$3,366.5 per troy ounce from US$3,415.8 at Friday's close, the September 2025 contract declined to US$3,372.2 per troy ounce from US$3,421.5, October 2025 inched down to US$3,402.2 per troy ounce from US$3,451.5 previously, and November 2025 decreased to US$3,419.6 per troy ounce from US$3,468.9 per troy ounce previously.
Meanwhile, the December 2025, February 2026 and April 2026 contracts also settled easier at US$3,439.1 per troy ounce compared with US$3,488.4 per troy ounce last Friday.
Trading volume rose to 28 lots from 24 lots last Friday, while open interest edged up to 56 contracts from 52 contracts previously.
Physical gold was priced at US$3,394.15 per troy ounce based on the London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon fix on Aug 8.
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