Gold

Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au (from Latin: aurum) and atomic number 79. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements, and is solid under standard conditions. The metal therefore occurs often in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver (as electrum) and also naturally alloyed with copper and palladium. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium (gold tellurides).

Gold's atomic number of 79 makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally in the universe. It is thought to have been produced in supernova nucleosynthesis from the collision of two neutron stars and to have been present in the dust from which the Solar System formed. Because the Earth was molten when it was just formed, almost all of the gold present in the early Earth probably sank into the planetary core. Therefore, most of the gold that is present today in the Earth's crust and mantle is thought to have been delivered to Earth later, by asteroid impacts during the late heavy bombardment, about 4 billion years ago.

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Gold prices near 2-1/2-month high as risk aversion lends support

Live Mint 16 Oct 2018

Global gold prices remain steady near last session’s 2-1/2-month high as risk-averse investors sought refuge in the metal amid rising political tensions and economic uncertainty ... Global gold prices held steady on Tuesday near last session’s 2-1/2-month high as risk-averse investors sought refuge in the metal amid rising political tensions and economic uncertainty. Spot gold was little-changed at $1,226.11 an ounce at 0353 GMT....

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Gold holds close to two-and-a-half-month high

Business Day 16 Oct 2018

Bengaluru — Gold prices held steady on Tuesday near last session’s two-and-a-half-month high as risk-averse investors sought refuge in the metal amid rising political tension and economic uncertainty. Spot gold was little changed at $1,226.11/oz at 3.53am GMT ... US gold futures were flat at $1,229.90/oz ... Holdings in SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), rose 0.55% to 748.76 tons on Monday....

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Gold stays near 2-1/2-month high as risk aversion lends support

This is Money 16 Oct 2018

BENGALURU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Gold prices held steady on Tuesday near last session's 2-1/2-month high as risk-averse investors sought refuge in the metal amid rising political tensions and economic uncertainty. Spot gold was little-changed at $1,226.11 an ounce at 0353 GMT ... gold futures were flat at $1,229.90 an ounce ... mid-term election jitters in the mix, gold has a chance to shine," said Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst for FXTM....

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Industrial Metals, Precious Metals and Alloys: Global Markets to 2022

Market Watch 16 Oct 2018

The market for industrial metals, precious metals and alloys is segmented into the following categories. ... - Industrial metal type ... - Precious metal type. Gold, silver and others ... - An overview of the global markets for industrial metals, precious metals, and alloys ... - Discussion of market dynamics, regulations and technologies, and their interconnecting effect on the state-of-the-art metallic industry....

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Gold prices turn soft on weak demand from local jewellers

DNA India 16 Oct 2018

Gold prices fell by Rs 70 to Rs 32,180 per 10 gram at the bullion market Tuesday owing to slackened demand from local jewellers amid a weak trend overseas ... Globally, gold fell by 0.07 per cent to USD 1,226.90 an ounce and silver by 0.20 per cent to USD 14.73 an ounce in Singapore ... The precious metal had gained Rs 200 Monday. Sovereign gold, however, remained steady at Rs 24,700 per piece of 8 gram....

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LME copper drops 1 pct as U.S.-China trade war weighs

This is Money 16 Oct 2018

Oct 16 (Reuters) - London copper prices fell 1 percent on Tuesday as a trade war between the United States and the world's top industrial metals consumer China weighed on the market ... * Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange slid 1 percent to a $6,237 tonne by 0220 GMT and the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange dropped 0.6 percent to 50,460 yuan ($7,290.85) a tonne....

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Markets LIVE: Sensex rises 200 points, Infosys gains 1% ahead of Q2 results

Live Mint 16 Oct 2018

Gold prices edge higher, oil steady8.25 am ISTOpening bell ... over the disappearance of a prominent journalist, while gold held gains ... Gold prices edge higher, oil steadyOil ... US WTI crude futures rose 44 cents to settle at $71.78 a barrel.Gold ... Spot gold rate was up 0.1% at $1,227.76 an ounce ... US gold futures were up 0.1% at $1,231.20 an ounce.Metals....

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Anglo Asian's Azerbaijan gold output rises 47% in Q3

Mining Weekly 16 Oct 2018

Anglo Asian Mining's gold output rose 47% in the third quarter, the London-listed company said on Monday, adding that full-year production would be at the top end of its current guidance. Azerbaijan's leading gold mining firm said it produced 21 318 oz of the metal in the last quarter, against 14 468 oz in the same period of last year ... ....

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Sushmita Sen and Disha Patani set the ramp afire at Bombay Times Fashion Week

The Times of India 16 Oct 2018

One was at her traditional best in a bridal lehenga, while the other epitomised glamour in a tulle gown ... . ... #btfw . ... ... Venue ... The lehenga was embellished with gold metal yarns, and resham ... To fill you in the fashion and beauty deets about @dishapatani’s iconic look the Bollywood star was dreamed in a signature piece, in melon pink lehenga with layered embroideries in vintage English colors embellished with gold metal yarns, and resham....

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Domestic Gold Price To Increase Up To 3.5% By Diwali On 'Safe Haven' Boost

Yahoo Daily News 15 Oct 2018

In the Indian context, as per traders in the bullion market, yellow metal is likely to see significant price rise by as much as 3.5% till Diwali in the wake of weakening rupee and increase in international price for the metal ... Also, an increase in gold price in the international market seconds the safe haven appeal of the precious yellow metal ... Gold Surges Past Rs....

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Adding glitter to gold assets abroad

China Daily 15 Oct 2018

"Compared with other Chinese gold producers, Zijin Mining is more exposed to prices of gold and other metals due to its portfolio of more diversified mining assets," said Zhu Yi, senior analyst of metals and mining from Bloomberg Intelligence ... Zijin Mining has been aggressively investing overseas to secure raw material assets, to ensure supplies and to diversify from gold to other metals....

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Anglo Asian's Azerbaijan gold output rises 47 pct in Q3

This is Money 15 Oct 2018

Azerbaijan's leading gold mining firm said it produced 21,318 ounces of the metal in the last quarter, against 14,468 ounces in the same period of last year. Its total production of gold-equivalent ounces (GEO), which includes other metals, rose 38 percent in the same period to 24,412 GEO ... Anglo Asian said in February its gold output would rise to ......

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Gold prices rise close to 12-week high

Live Mint 15 Oct 2018

A sell-off in equities last week, helped gold break above the narrow trading range of the past 1-1/2 months ... Spot gold was up 0.9% at $1,228.24 an ounce, as of 0741 GMT ... A sell-off in equities last week, helped gold break above the narrow trading range of the past 1-1/2 months, with the metal jumping as much as 2.5% on Thursday, its biggest one-day percentage gain in more than two years....

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