From Bloomberg:Silver futures rebounded from the worst weekly slump since at least 1975 and gold gained on speculation investors will return to commodity markets after concerns over the global recovery eased and the dollar weakened.
The Standard & Poor’s GSCI Index of 24 commodities declined 11 percent last week, the most since December 2008, led by the 27 percent tumble in silver futures. The dollar fell as much as 0.5 percent against six major currencies today. Precious metals typically move inversely to the greenback.
“Gold and silver may regain strength as traders perceive last week’s commodities washout to be excessive and it isn’t viewed as a trend reversal,” said Park Jong Beom, Seoul-based trader with Tongyang Futures Co. “There’s no change in the outlook for a weaker dollar as well.”......read on
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