To:long-gone who wrote (179) From: John Barendrecht Thursday, Jul 3, 1997 9:55 AM Respond to of 79916
NY precious metals called to open higher NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuter) - COMEX and NYMEX precious were called to open firmer Thursday as gold bounced back overnight from the 4-1/4 year lows it fell to on Wednesday.
COMEX August gold was called $1.00 to $1.50 above Wednesday's settlement of $332.20 an ounce after seeing a further life-of-contract low at $332.10 near the close.
In London, gold was fixed at $332.30 against a previous $332.15. Bullion was quoted by dealers at $332.50/$333.00.
COMEX September silver was called 1.5 to 2.5 cents firmer from Wednesday's close of $4.64.
On ACCESS, August gold was up $1.10 at $333.40, traded $333.60 to $332.00. September silver traded on ACCESS between $4.675 and $4.635.
COMEX gold stocks were unchanged at 850,240 ounces Wednesday, while COMEX silver stocks fell 781,143 ounces to 183,910,064 ounces.
NYMEX October platinum was called up $1.00 to $2.00 from the previous close of $406.70, with NYMEX September palladium called up $1.00 from $174.50 at yesterday's close.
COMEX and NYMEX metals trading ends early on Thursday, with palladium closing at 1300 EDT, silver at 1305, and gold and platinum at 1310.
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