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Gold Futures Mostly Lower On US COMEX Weakness

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed mostly lower on Monday, in line with weakness in the US COMEX market.

At the close, the spot-month March 2026 contract increased to US$5,139.10 per troy ounce from US$5,128.50 on Friday.

However, the April 2026 contract eased to US$5,157.60 per troy ounce from US$5,147.00, while May 2026 fell to US$5,176.70 per troy ounce from US$5,166.10.

The June and August 2026 contracts also settled lower at US$5,210.60 per troy ounce, compared with US$5,200 previously.

Trading volume was down to 12 lots from 22 on Friday, while open interest decreased to 96 contracts from 100.

Physical gold was fixed at US$5,127.55 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on March 6, 2026.

-- BERNAMA