by ankursinghal » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:52 pm
MARKET ROUNDUP
Precious metals prices edged higher with gold rallied 1.5 percent to its biggest one-day rally in more than two months yesterday, as higherthan- expected U.S. jobless claims prompted a surge of buying in perceived safe-haven assets.
IN FOCUS
- The world's largest gold-backed exchangetraded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, said its holdings rose to 1286.70 tonnes by Aug. 12 up by 0.912 tonnes on Aug. 11.
- The world's largest silver-backed exchange-traded fund, the iShares Silver Trust, said its holdings stood at 9151.03 tonnes as of August 12, unchanged from the previous business day.
- India's gold collections in exchange traded funds (ETF) raised more than 82 percent on year in July as investors plucked bargains in anticipation of higher prices going ahead.