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Gold Futures End Higher Tracking US Comex Gains

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, tracking gains in the US COMEX gold market.

At the close, the September 2025 contract rose to US$3,622.30 per troy ounce from US$3,552.50 at last Thursday’s close.

The October 2025 contract improved to US$3,635.30 per troy ounce from US$3,570.30, November 2025 advanced to US$3,652.10 from US$3,587.10, and December 2025 strengthened to US$3,672.70 from US$3,607.50 previously.

At the same time, the February 2026, April 2026 and June 2026 contracts all settled higher at US$3,672.70 per troy ounce versus US$3,607.50 previously.

Trading volume fell to 103 lots from 252 lots last week, while open interest declined to 148 contracts from 292 contracts previously.

Physical gold stood at US$3,594.55 per troy ounce based on the London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon fix on Sept 5, 2025.

Bursa Malaysia was closed last Friday for the Maulidur Rasul public holiday.

-- BERNAMA