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Gold Futures End Higher

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives finished higher on Tuesday despite the weakness in the US COMEX market.

At the close, the spot-month February 2026 contract increased to US$5,176.00 per troy ounce from US$5,157.80 yesterday.

March rose to US$5,193.00 per troy ounce from US$5,174.80 on Monday, while both April and May improved to US$5,210.80 per troy ounce from US$5,192.60.

The June and August 2026 contracts also settled higher at US$5,244.70 per troy ounce, up from US$5,226.50 previously.

Trading volume increased to 15 lots from six lots on Monday, while open interest rose to 98 contracts from 91 contracts previously. 

Physical gold was fixed at US$5,191.40 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Feb 23, 2026. 

-- BERNAMA