Gold edged up as it swung between small gains and losses Friday in Asia

PRECIOUS METALS

Gold edged up as it swung between small gains and losses Friday in Asia after consumer prices in China came in lower than expected, capping recent upbeat data in trade and manufacturing from the country that is the second largest importer of the yellow metal.In China CPI figures came in at a rise of 0.1% month-on-month for August, below the 0.3% gain seen, and at a 1.3% pace year-on-year, well under the 1.7% increase expected. PPI figures came in at a decline of 0.8% year-on-year, less than the 0.9% drop seen.Gold for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 0.05% to $1,342.25 a troy ounce.

BASE METALS

LME copper is expected to range between USD 4,640~4,680/mt on Friday and SHFE 1611 copper will fluctuate at RMB 36,450~36,750/mt. Base metals closed with gains overnight except for lead, and are expected to diverge today.China’s August CPI slated for release today is expected to fall due to sharp drop in vegetable prices and narrower increase in pork prices. August PPI should report smaller fall, though, because of rising commodity prices and noticeable growth raw material purchase price. US wholesale and retail sales in July are expected to fall far short of market expectations.

ENERGIES

Crude prices held weaker on Friday in Asia as investors took profits on sharp gains following bullish U.S. inventories data and looked ahead to an industry report on rig counts in the U.S.Crude oil for October delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 0.80% to $47.24 a barrel. On the ICE Futures Exchange in London.Last week, oilfield services provider Baker Hughes said that the number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. rose by 1 to 407, marking the ninth increase in 10 weeks.Overnight, oil prices extended gains in North American hours on Thursday, rising to the strongest levels of the session after data showed that crude supplies in the U.S. fell by the most since April 1985.

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