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Gold Futures Snap Five-Day Rally To Close Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended a five-day winning streak to settle lower on Friday, despite continued strength in the US COMEX gold market.

At the close, the spot-month February 2026 contract weakened to US$4,977.30 per troy ounce from US$5,081.10 on Thursday. March fell to US$4,994.30 from US$5,098.10, while April and May slipped to US$5,011.90 from US$5,115.80.

June and August contracts also declined, settling at US$5,045.80 per troy ounce, down from US$5,149.70.

Trading volume decreased to six lots from eight, and open interest narrowed to 91 contracts from 108.

Physical gold was fixed at US$5,043.15 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Feb 12, 2026. 

-- BERNAMA