Gold Futures End Lower On Weaker US Comex Market

KUALA LUMPUR, May 18 (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$4,561.20 per troy ounce from US$4,569.90 per troy ounce on Friday, and the June 2026 contract shed to US$4,578.2 per troy ounce from US$4,586.90 per troy ounce.

The July 2026, August 2026 and October 2026 contracts all settled lower at US$4,592.20 per troy ounce as compared with US$4,600.90 per troy ounce registered last Friday.

Trading volume fell to six lots from 28 lots on Friday, while open interest dropped to 86 contracts from 94 contracts previously.

Physical gold was fixed at US$4,528.0 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on May 15, 2026.

-- BERNAMA