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Gold Futures Ease For Fourth Day, Tracking Weaker COMEX Performance

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives declined for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, mirroring the softer trend on the US COMEX market.

At the close, the spot-month April 2026 contract fell to US$4,774.60 per troy ounce from US$4,799.60 at the previous close, while the May 2026 contract declined to US$4,795.60 from US$4,819.60 previously.

The June, July and August 2026 contracts also settled lower at US$4,812.10 per troy ounce, compared with US$4,837.50 earlier.

Trading volume rose to 17 lots from nine lots on Tuesday, while open interest edged up to 68 contracts from 61 previously.

Physical gold was fixed at US$4,776.75 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on April 21, 2026.

-- BERNAMA