FxWirePro: Gold steadies near two-week high as chances of rate hike dims
Tuesday, June 7, 2016 6:52 PM UTC
- The yellow metal inched higher slightly on Tuesday to trade near two-week high as investors remained cautious on Federal Reserve imminent rate hike plan following Friday’s poor US employment data.
- In a speech on Monday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen refrained from setting a time frame for further interest rate hike.
- Gold is likely to advance further as the demand for the yellow metal is set to increase further in the coming days.
- To the upside, the strong resistance can be seen 1247, a break above this level would expose the commodity towards 1252 levels.
- To the downside immediate support can be seen at 1234, a break below at this level will open the door towards 1217 levels.
Support levels: S1-1234, S2-1217, S3-1200
Resistance levels: R1-1247, R2-1252, R3-1260