New York's gold price fell on the 17th

Xinhua News Agency, Chicago, August 17 (Reporter Xu Jing) The most active December gold futures price of the New York Commodity Exchange's gold futures market fell 13 US dollars on the 17th than the previous trading day, and closed at $ 1776.7 per ounce, a decline of 0.73%.

Market analysts believe that the rise in US Treasury yields is the main reason for the decline in gold prices that day.

On the same day, the price of silver futures delivered in September fell 35.4 cents, closing at $ 19.731 per ounce, a decline of 1.76%; the price of platinum futures delivered in October fell $ 12, closed at $ 919.3 per ounce, a decline of 1.29%.

[Editor in charge: Xu Haizhi]

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