Gold Futures End Higher Ahead Of Jackson Hole Symposium
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today ahead of the United States (US) Federal Reserve’s (Fed) Jackson Hole symposium, as traders await signals on the US monetary policy tomorrow.
At the close, spot-month August 2025 contract increased to US$3,339.10 per troy ounce from US$3,324.90 on Wednesday.
The September 2025 contract rose to US$3,344.50 per troy ounce from yesterday’s close of US$3,330.30, October 2025 strengthened to US$3,374.00 per troy ounce from US$3,359.80 on Wednesday, and November 2025 rose to US$3,390.80 per troy ounce from US$3,376.60.
Meanwhile, the December 2025, February 2026 and April 2026 contracts all settled higher at US$3,410.60 per troy ounce compared with US$3,396.30 on Wednesday.
Trading volume slid to seven lots from 15 lots yesterday, while open interest slipped to 45 contracts from 51 contracts previously.
Physical gold was priced at US$3,334.45 per troy ounce based on the London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon fix on Aug 20.
-- BERNAMA