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Gold Futures End Higher For Second Straight Day

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher for a second straight session on Tuesday, in line with continued strength in the US COMEX gold market.

At the close, the spot-month February 2026 contract increased to US$5,062.40 per troy ounce from US$5,037.70 on Monday, March 2026 rose to US$5,079.30 per troy ounce from US$5,055.20, and April 2026 and May 2026 climbed to US$5,097.0 per troy ounce from US$5,072.90.

The June and August 2026 contracts also strengthened, settling at US$5,130.90 per troy ounce, up from US$5,106.80 yesterday.

Trading volume shrank to nine lots from 12 lots on Monday, while open interest narrowed to 95 contracts from 99 contracts previously.

The price of physical gold was fixed at US$5,039.55 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Feb 9, 2026. 

-- BERNAMA