Eldorado Gold agreed to acquire Foran Mining for approximately 3.8 billion Canadian dollars, or US$2.79 billion, including debt.
Deutsche Bank reiterated its bullish stance on gold and maintained a long-term price target of $6,000 per ounce following last week's sharp correction in precious metals. The bank did not assign a formal recommendation but restated its positive outlook and confirmed that neither its target nor its underlying assumptions had changed.
Shares in mining companies led the falls in London on Monday, as gold, silver, copper and other commodities resumed the meltdown that began last week, just a day after the metals had reached record highs. The spot price of gold dropped to $4,649.9 an ounce, another 4.9% drop on the day, and silver slumped 7.6% to $78.18/oz.
A volatile day is setting up for precious and base metals on Monday with silver and China selling in focus.
Gold is lower in the morning Asian session as markets further price in a Fed led by Kevin Warsh.
Silver Trust's price on Friday dropped by the largest percentage decline on record, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Financial markets are churning on Friday as investors try to figure out what President Donald Trump's new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates. The initial reactions were uneasy because of the uncertainty.
A bearish technical pattern that appeared in a widely traded gold-mining ETF, as well as in Newmont's stock, is warning investors to think twice before buying the dip.
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Amer Halawi, head of research at Al Ramz Capital, talks about the recent rally in gold, and where it could go from here.