KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower on Friday, in line with weakness in the US COMEX market.
At the close, the spot-month April 2026 contract slid to US$4,816.20 per troy ounce from US$4,868.00 per troy ounce at Thursday’s close, and the May 2026 contract decreased to US$4,836.20 per troy ounce from US$4,887.00 per troy ounce previously.
The June, July and August 2026 contracts all closed lower at US$4,854.70 per troy ounce, down from yesterday’s US$4,905.50 per troy ounce.
Trading volume stood at 21 compared with nil on Thursday, while open interest rose to 87 contracts from 66 contracts previously.
Physical gold was fixed at US$4,793.60 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on April 16, 2026.
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