Several commodities decreased on the last day of the week and the month: WTI oil and Brent oil prices rose yesterday; the prices of silver and gold declined on Friday; natural gas Henry Hub future (short term delivery) tumbled down again on Friday; the Euro edged up against the USD on Friday. Some other currency pairs including the Aussie dollar appreciated against the USD.
Here is a summary of the daily developments of precious metals and energy commodities for November 30th, 2012:
Forex and Bullion Markets:
On Friday, gold decreased by 0.94% and reached $1,710.2; Silver also fell by 3.33% to $33.2. During November, gold slipped by 0.48%; silver rose by 2.75%.
On Friday, the Euro/USD increased again by 0.05% to 1.2986; the U.S Dollar appreciated against some other currencies including Aussie dollar by 0.07%.
Energy Commodities:
WTI oil price rose again by 0.95% to $88.91 per barrel; Brent oil also traded up by 0.42% to $111.23 per barrel;
Thus, the gap between Brent and WTI narrowed to $22.32/bbl. During the month, WTI rose by 3.1%; Brent oil, by 2.3%.
Finally, the Henry Hub future (short term delivery) tumbled down again by 2.38% to $3.56/mmbtu.
A Summary for November 30th:
The table below includes: closing prices, daily percent changes, and daily changes:
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