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Gold at mid-$1,800; Mideast war suggests cautious repricing and measured rally

Published 10/09/2023, 03:47 PM
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Investing.com - Gold settled above the mid $1,800 level on Monday in response to the Israel-Hamas war, but the rally in the safe-haven would depend on how far the crisis expands to impact oil and other global markets, analysts said.

Gold’s most-active futures contract on New York’s Comex, December, settled up $19.10, or 1%, at $1,864.30 an ounce. At the time of writing, at 15:30 ET (19:30 GMT), the contract scaled at $1,875.85 after a session high of $1,875.85.

The spot price of gold, more closely watched by some traders than futures, was at $1,861.51, up $28.92, or 1.6%, on the day. The session peak was $1,862.26.

Gold hit 7-month lows last week, with futures reaching $1,859.55, while the spot price tumbled to $1,810.47.

Technically, the market's recovery appears measured despite the Mideast crisis, said Sunil Kumar Dixit, chief technical strategist at SKCharting.com.

"Gold maintains stability above $1,850-$1,855 and seems in no rush to retrace for filling the runaway gap left at $1,832," said Dixit, referring to the spot price. "Immediate support is seen at $1,845 which if broken, can trigger pull back towards the gap at $1,832.  A sustained break above $1,858 will put gold on momentum drive towards next leg higher $1,880 as initial station."

All eyes on Iranian oil supply

John Kilduff, a partner at New York energy hedge fund Again Capital, who has spent two decades analyzing the impact of Middle East geopolitical strife on oil, likened the crisis to the “reset” sought by those hoping for a game changer in the two assets, after a woeful start in October trading.

“How much” of a boon the crisis will be in pushing prices higher - particularly those of oil - will be determined by how severely affected crude production and exports are by this; i.e. how many barrels are we talking about, and how those stack up on the already squeezed global supply situation for oil from OPEC+ output cuts, said Kilduff.

“Also, will the US, after a long period of scant sanctions enforcement against Tehran’s oil, double down as well? If these things don’t happen the oil price could come back down. And without the heat of high oil prices, gold might find difficulty reaching new highs too, despite the geopolitical premium it is supposed to reflect."

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