KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives extended their losses to settle lower on Friday, as investors increasingly shifted to safe-haven assets like the US dollar.
At the close, the spot-month March 2026 contract dropped to US$4,439.80 per troy ounce from US$4,440.20 on Thursday, April 2026 declined to US$4,459.80 per troy ounce from US$4,460.20, and May 2026 reduced to US$4,479.80 per troy ounce from US$4,480.20 previously.
The June, August and September 2026 contracts also settled slightly lower at US$4,513.70 per troy ounce compared with US$4,514.10 yesterday.
Trading volume rose to 20 lots from nine lots on Thursday, while open interest increased to 87 contracts from 75 contracts.
Physical gold was fixed at US$4,456.45 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on March 26, 2026.
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