KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, despite a stronger performance on the United States (US) COMEX market, amid profit-taking.
At the close, the spot-month May 2026 contract eased to US$4,709.60 per troy ounce from US$4,721.20 per troy ounce on Tuesday, and June 2026 fell to US$4,725.50 per troy ounce from US$4,737.00 per troy ounce yesterday.
The July 2026, August 2026 and October 2026 contracts all settled lower at US$4,740.50.00 per troy ounce compared with US$4,752.00 per troy ounce previously.
Trading volume rose to 20 lots from seven lots on Tuesday, while open interest improved to 84 contracts from 72 previously.
Physical gold was fixed at US$4,678.40 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on May 12, 2026.
-- BERNAMA
