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Gold Futures Close Higher, Tracking Gains In US COMEX

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, tracking the strength in the US COMEX gold market.

At the close, the spot-month August 2025 contract increased to US$3,384.60 per troy ounce from US$3,378.60 on Tuesday.

The September 2025 contract rose to US$3,390.0 per troy ounce from Tuesday’s close of US$3,384.0, while October 2025 strengthened to US$3,419.50 from US$3,413.50 and November 2025 advanced to US$3,436.30 from US$3,430.30.

The December 2025, February 2026 and April 2026 contracts all settled higher at US$3,456.70 per troy ounce compared with US$3,450.70 on Tuesday.

Trading volume declined to four lots from Tuesday’s 12 lots, while open interest improved to 36 contracts from 32 contracts previously.

Physical gold was priced at US$3,367.10 per troy ounce based on the London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon fix on Aug 26.

-- BERNAMA