Many commodities remained nearly unchanged as the U.S markets were closed on account of Thanksgiving. Today’s trading is likely to also be with low volatility as its Black Friday. Here is a short breakdown of the main changes in the forex markets during yesterday and the modest changes of precious metals in the Asian and OTC markets: WTI oil and Brent oil remained nearly unchanged yesterday; the prices of silver and gold also slightly on Thursday; natural gas Henry Hub future (December delivery) also remained flat on Thursday; the Euro appreciated again against the USD on Thursday. Some other currency pairs including the Aussie dollar also appreciated again against the USD.
Here is a summary of the daily developments of precious metals and energy commodities for November 22nd, 2012:
Forex and Bullion Markets:
On Thursday, gold edged down by 0.07% and reached $1,728.2; Silver increased by 0.25% to $33.44. During November, gold rose by 0.53%; silver, by 3.48%.
On Thursday, the Euro/USD rose by 0.44% to 1.2886; moreover, the U.S Dollar depreciated against some other currencies including Aussie dollar by 0.21%.
Energy Commodities:
WTI oil price remained at $87.38 per barrel; Brent oil also remained at $110.86 per barrel;
Thus, the difference between Brent and WTI remained at $24.62/bbl. During the month, WTI rose by 1.3%; Brent oil, by 2%.
Finally, the Henry Hub future (December delivery) also remained at $3.9/mmbtu.
A Summary for November 22nd:
The table below includes: closing prices, daily percent changes, and daily changes:
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