Global Gold Slips $28.50/oz to $4,292.50 and MCX Gold Plunges ₹1,974 to ₹1,50,810/10g as Crude Surge and Aggressive Fed Rate-Hike Bets Collide
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Precious metals faced severe downside pressure as the trading week kicked off on Monday, with international spot gold breaking below the $4,300 threshold to trade near $4,292.50 per ounce, marking an absolute decline of $28.50 per ounce compared to Friday's close.
Global Markets & Crude Pressure
The sharp downward correction in global bullion follows consecutive weekly losses, driven primarily by a potent mix of surging energy costs and aggressive monetary tightening expectations. WTI crude oil prices rallied over 2% past $107 a barrel following fresh Middle East supply shocks including Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and tanker incidents in the Gulf, alongside a vital pipeline closure.
This energy-driven inflation pressure, paired with hotter-than-expected economic prints, pushed trader odds for a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike at the upcoming September meeting to roughly 86% to 88%. The combination of soaring oil-led inflation fears and rising yield expectations heavily penalized non-yielding bullion, widening the retreat from Friday's closing levels.
Domestic Markets: MCX Futures Performance
Reflecting deep intraday selling pressure on domestic exchanges, Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) contracts registered heavy corrections tracking the broader global sell-off:
- MCX Gold Futures: October contracts tumbled sharply to trade at ₹1,50,810 per 10 grams, logging an absolute drop of ₹1,974 per 10 grams compared to the previous Friday's close of ₹1,52,784. Intraday trading saw severe volatility, touching a low of ₹1,50,600 as aggressive long liquidation swept the domestic desk.
- MCX Silver Futures: Active contracts plummeted alongside bullion peers, trading down at ₹2,32,150 per kilogram, registering an absolute decrease of ₹2,780 per kilogram from Friday’s close, mirroring broader risk-off liquidation across precious metal complexes.
While short-term macroeconomic headwinds and crude shocks continue to dictate direction, market participants remain focused on upcoming central bank decisions for further structural cues.
