Gold Futures End Lower Ahead Of US Interest Rate Decision
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision on the United States (US) interest rates later tonight.
The spot-month December 2025 contract decreased to US$4,212.00 per troy ounce from US$4,221.80 on Tuesday, January 2026 slipped to US$4,227.20 per troy ounce from US$4,237.00, February 2026 edged down to US$4,243.00 per troy ounce from US$4,252.80, and March 2026 fell to US$4,259.70 per troy ounce from US$4,269.50 previously.
The April and June 2026 contracts also settled lower at US$4,277.70 per troy ounce from US$4,287.50 per troy ounce on Tuesday.
Trading volume was nil, compared to 14 lots yesterday, while open interest inched down to 62 contracts from 76 contracts previously.
Physical gold was priced at US$4,213.39 per troy ounce, according to the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Dec 9, 2025.
-- BERNAMA