Gold Futures Close Lower In Tandem With US COMEX

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, tracking the weaker performance of gold futures market on the US COMEX.

At the close, the spot-month April 2026 contract slid to US$4,631.60 per troy ounce from US$4,716.70, and May 2026 contract declined to US$4,655.50 per troy ounce from US$4,739.20 on Monday.

The June, July, and August 2026 contracts also settled lower at US$4,668.20 per troy ounce compared with US$4,754.70 previously. 

Trading volume rose to 19 lots from six lots on Monday, while open interest increased to 80 contracts from 66 contracts yesterday.

Physical gold was fixed at US$4,692.25 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on April 27, 2026.

-- BERNAMA