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Gold Futures End Lower

KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, tracking weaker performance on the United States (US) COMEX market.

At the close, the spot-month May 2026 contract decreased to US$4,569.90 per troy ounce from US$4,710.70 per troy ounce on Thursday, and June 2026 shed to US$4,586.90 per troy ounce from US$4,727.70 per troy ounce yesterday.

The July 2026, August 2026 and October 2026 contracts all settled lower at US$4,600.90 per troy ounce compared with US$4,741.70 per troy ounce previously. 

Trading volume rose to 28 lots from 13 lots on Thursday, while open interest increased to 94 contracts from 81 previously.

Physical gold was fixed at US$4,683.05 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on May 14, 2026.

-- BERNAMA