Crude oil declined on Tuesday as a stronger dollar and weakness in technical measures overshadowed rising geopolitical risks - HDFC Securities
GLOBAL MARKET ROUND UP
Bullion came under pressure following the latest hawkish comments from a Federal Reserve policymaker, which have hit investors' hopes for an imminent pivot to monetary easing. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said she sees a number of upside risks to the inflation outlook and reiterated the need to keep borrowing costs elevated for some time. Higher rates generally have a negative impact on bullion.
On the macro front, US consumer confidence eased this month on a more muted outlook, slipping to 100.4 from May’s downwardly revised 101.3. In April, home-price gains slowed to 6.3% year over year.
Crude oil declined on Tuesday as a stronger dollar and weakness in technical measures overshadowed rising geopolitical risks. Meanwhile, an industry report signaled a small build in US crude inventories ahead of official data.
Natural gas futures fell almost 2% on a minor increase in supply and lowerthan-expected demand projections for the next two weeks.
Copper fell to the lowest in more than two months, extending a fall from an alltime high, with prices facing sustained pressure from unusually weak Chinese demand and higher Asian inventory.
Gold
Trading Range: 70750-71800
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Silver
Trading Range: 85580-88825
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Crude Oil
Trading Range: 6680-6865
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Natural Gas
Trading Range: 226-250
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Copper
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Zinc
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