Friday, May 20, 2011

Goldcorp (GG) Trades Down as Gold Prices Fall

Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) traded down as gold prices fell slightly on Thursday.

Gold for June delivery closed down $3.40, or 0.2 percent, at $1,492.40 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Silver prices ended the session down. July delivery for silver fell 16.5 cents, or 0.5 percent, to $34.932 a troy ounce.

The ICE Futures' dollar index was down 0.5 percent at 75.106. The U.S. dollar was down against most of its major peers at the end of trading Thursday.

Extremely bad news on Obama's economy pressured the commodity sector.

July contracts had copper falling 5.25 cents to settle at $4.0525 a pound and platinum dropped $10.90 to $1,769 an ounce. June palladium settled down $9.05 at $728.15 an ounce.

Housing sales and manufacturing data revealed an ongoing weak and fragile American economy.

Goldcorp Inc. participates in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of precious metal properties in North America, Mexico, and Central and South America. Along with gold it also produces and sells silver, copper, lead, and zinc.

Goldcorp (NYSE:GG) closed Thursday at $48.36, falling $0.29, or 0.60 percent.

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