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Gold fell more than 1% on Thursday and slipped under the $4,076 level that had held all month, after a Houthi drone strike near Saudi Arabia’s Shaybah oilfield pushed Brent back above $110. A weaker dollar and lower yields did not help: oil-driven inflation fears and December hike bets kept the pressure on, while silver, Asian stocks and Indian prices all fell too.

Gold breaks below its $4,076 October floor as a Saudi oilfield strike lifts Brent above $110

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Technicals

Gold falls more than 1% and trades below the $4,076 October floor

Spot gold traded near $4,072 in Thursday’s London session, down about 1.6% on the day, according to FX Leaders, which also cited a fall of 1.26% to $4,088.95 by 08:00 GMT. That puts gold just under $4,076, the level buyers defended on October 7 and October 14. FX Leaders noted the 4-hour RSI near 31 and named $4,031 and $4,000 as the next supports below.

Why it matters for gold:

This is the third test of the same floor this month, and the first time price has traded clearly beneath it. Analysts treat a 4-hour or daily close below $4,076 as the real test of a break, rather than an intraday dip. Our support and resistance guide explains how to judge whether a level has truly failed.

Source: FX Leaders

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Geopolitics

Houthi drone strike near Saudi Arabia's Shaybah oilfield sends Brent back above $110

Debris from a drone intercepted by Saudi air defences fell near a processing plant at the Shaybah field on Wednesday, killing two people, though the Saudi Energy Ministry said operations were unaffected. A separate attack on Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport killed one person. Brent rose 1.7% to $110.63 by early Thursday UAE time, and WTI gained 1.4% to $98.52.

Why it matters for gold:

What is new is that attacks are now reaching Saudi oil sites and airports directly, which adds a risk premium to crude. For gold, the inflation channel is winning again: higher oil lifts rate-hike bets, which outweighs safe-haven buying. Our gold and oil guide explains why the two do not always move together.

Source: The National

03
Dollar

Dollar index falls to a three-week low near 101.45, yet gold still drops

The dollar index slipped to a three-week low near 101.45 on Thursday, and the 10-year Treasury yield eased to about 5.06%, according to FX Leaders. Both moves would normally support gold. Instead gold fell more than 1%, as higher oil revived inflation worries.

Why it matters for gold:

A weaker dollar and lower yields failing to lift gold for a second day shows how strongly oil and hike fears are steering the market right now. If the dollar keeps sliding and gold still cannot rise, that tells traders sentiment toward gold is weak. Our real yields and dollar tool lets you track both drivers side by side.

Source: FX Leaders

04
Fed

December hike odds ease to about 89% on CME FedWatch, from about 94% earlier this week

CME FedWatch put the chance of a December rate hike at 89% on Thursday, FX Leaders reported, below the roughly 94% priced on Tuesday. The Fed is still widely expected to hold its 3.75–4.00% range at the October 27–28 meeting, with markets waiting on next week’s PCE inflation data.

Why it matters for gold:

The small dip in December odds did not help gold, which suggests traders are focused on how long rates stay high rather than on one meeting. The Fed is in its pre-meeting blackout, so data and oil are doing the talking. Our CME FedWatch guide explains how these odds are calculated.

Source: FX Leaders

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Silver

Silver gives back its gains, sliding more than 2% to about $56

Spot silver fell more than 2.4% to about $56.20 an ounce on Thursday, Coinpedia reported, reversing the two-day bounce that had pulled the gold-silver ratio down earlier in the week. On India’s MCX, December silver futures fell about Rs 5,618 (2.7%) to around Rs 2,03,550 per kg by mid-morning, according to Goodreturns.

Why it matters for gold:

Silver usually falls harder than gold on risk-off days because it is also an industrial metal. A sharper drop in silver tends to push the gold-silver ratio back up. Our gold-silver ratio guide shows how traders read that ratio.

Source: Coinpedia

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Risk sentiment

Asian stocks slide as oil tops $111: Nikkei down about 2.3%, KOSPI 2.7%

Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell about 2.3% to around 62,942 and South Korea’s KOSPI dropped 2.7% to about 5,735 on Thursday, with technology and chip stocks hit hardest. China’s CSI 300 fell as much as 1.6% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost nearly 3%, Coinpedia reported.

Why it matters for gold:

A broad stock sell-off would often bring safe-haven buying into gold, but today both fell together. When stocks and gold drop at the same time, it usually means investors are reacting to higher rates or raising cash, not hiding in havens. Our what moves gold prices guide explains when gold acts as a haven and when it does not.

Source: Coinpedia

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Physical demand

Indian gold falls for a third straight day to about ₹1.43 lakh per 10 grams

24-carat gold fell Rs 953 to about Rs 1.43 lakh per 10 grams on Thursday, the third daily drop in a row, taking the three-day fall to about Rs 3,200, PatnaPress reported. MCX December gold futures touched an intraday low of Rs 1,44,196 before recovering above Rs 1.45 lakh, still about 1% lower, according to Goodreturns.

Why it matters for gold:

Analyst Ajay Kedia linked the fall to a stronger rupee and higher crude. A firmer rupee lowers the local price of imported gold, which can pull festival buyers in ahead of Dhanteras. Our per-gram and tola guide shows how the XAUUSD price and the rupee combine into the Indian rate.

Source: PatnaPress

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