KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives settled higher on Monday, as investors took the opportunity to buy gold following the precious metal’s significant decline this month amid escalating war tensions.
At the close, the spot-month March 2026 contract rose to US$4,531.70 per troy ounce from US$4,439.80 last Friday. The April 2026 contract improved to US$4,551.70 per troy ounce from US$4,459.80, while May 2026 advanced to US$4,571.70 per troy ounce from US$4,479.80 previously.
The June, August, and September 2026 contracts also settled slightly higher at US$4,605.60 per troy ounce from US$4,513.70 last Friday.
Trading volume inched up to 21 lots from 20 lots last Friday, while open interest remained at 87 contracts.
Physical gold was fixed at US$4,504.15 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on March 27, 2026.
-- BERNAMA
