Wednesday Support and Resistance Levels – November 01, 2017

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By Zandi Shabalala LONDON (Reuters) - Gold rose by more than 1 percent on Friday after U.S. jobs growth came in below expectations, dampening the likelihood of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve this month. U.S. jobs increased by a slower-than-expected 151,000 in August, against expectations for a rise of 180,000. Spot gold jumped to a session high of $1,328.73 after the non-farm payrolls data, and was up 0.8 percent at $1,312.79 an ounce by 1300 GMT. Gold is highly sensitive to rising U.S. interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion while boosting the dollar in which it is priced. U.S. gold futures added 0.7 percent to $1,326.80 an ounce. The market was not expecting such a glum number from the U.S. ... its evidence that the U.S. economy is still not strong enough to sustain another rate hike and thats positive for gold, said Jonathan Butler, commodities analyst at Mitsubishi. This number means rake hikes could get pushed further into the future and gold will benefit from safe-haven buying and expectations that the macro environment will continue to be favourable for even longer. The dollar dropped 0.11 percent to 95,597 against a basket of currencies. A slightly higher number would have almost guaranteed a rate hike later this month but now the guessing game will continue, Ole Hansen, Saxo Bank analyst, told the Reuters Global Gold Forum on Friday. We do still believe that the FOMC remains in rate hike mode but from a 50/50 chance of a September (increase), they may now opt to indicate a rate hike in December instead. Silver was up more than 2 percent after the jobs data, touching a two-week high of $19.29 at one point. Platinum rose 0.8 percent to $1,053.20 an ounce while palladium gained 0.84 to $669.05 an ounce. Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust, the worlds largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell for a third straight session on Thursday, by 0.57 percent to 937.89 tonnes. Asian physical gold demand improved slightly this week as a correction in prices prompted consumers to buy for the upcoming festival and wedding season, with discounts in India narrowing to their smallest in three months. (Additional reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru; Editing by Alexander Smith and Susan Fenton)
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