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9 Apr 2015
Gold falls back into losses
FXStreet (Mumbai) - Gold prices fell back into losses after the US dollar strengthened on a better-than-expected weekly jobless claims data for last week.
Rejected at 1200 as the labor market continues to improve
The metal was rejected at USD 1200 levels after the data showed the four-week moving average of the initial jobless claims, a more accurate measure of labor market strength, dropped by 3,000 to 282,250 and touched the lowest level since June 2000.
The upbeat data helped the USD index recover from 98.36 to 98.5, thereby pushing gold prices lower. At the moment, the metal is trading just above its 50-DMA located at USD 1195.00/Oz
Gold Technical Levels
The immediate support is seen at 1195 (50-DMA), under which losses could be extended to 1190.00 levels. On the flip side, a break above 1200 levels could push the metal higher to 1207.40.
Rejected at 1200 as the labor market continues to improve
The metal was rejected at USD 1200 levels after the data showed the four-week moving average of the initial jobless claims, a more accurate measure of labor market strength, dropped by 3,000 to 282,250 and touched the lowest level since June 2000.
The upbeat data helped the USD index recover from 98.36 to 98.5, thereby pushing gold prices lower. At the moment, the metal is trading just above its 50-DMA located at USD 1195.00/Oz
Gold Technical Levels
The immediate support is seen at 1195 (50-DMA), under which losses could be extended to 1190.00 levels. On the flip side, a break above 1200 levels could push the metal higher to 1207.40.