Gold Futures End Higher Tracking Comex Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 (Bernama) -- The gold futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Friday, tracking the strength in the US COMEX gold market.

At the close, the spot-month August 2025 contract rose to US$3,415.8 per troy ounce from US$3,410.50 at Thursday's close, September 2025 improved to US$3,421.5 per troy ounce from US$3,416.2 yesterday, October 2025 inched up to US$3,451.5 per troy ounce from US$3,444.90 previously, and November 2025 advanced to US$3,468.9 per troy ounce from US$3,462.30.

Meanwhile, the December 2025, February 2026 and April 2026 contracts also settled higher at US$3,488.4 per troy ounce compared with US$3,480.20 yesterday.

Trading volume stood at 24 lots, while open interest edged up to 52 contracts from 51 previously.

Physical gold was priced at US$3,383.75 per troy ounce based on the London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon fix on Aug 7.

-- BERNAMA