Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY), IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG), Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO), Golden Star Resources (AMEX:GSS) and Agnico-Eagle (NYSE:AEM) closed mixed as gold closed Friday at $1,541.60 an ounce, adding $11 at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Gold traded in a range of $1,525 to $1,546.
During the four days the stock market was open last week, the NYSE Arca Exchange Gold BUGS index climbed 4.1 percent. Spot gold rose by $10.70 an ounce.
The strength in gold Friday was largely attributed to the failed Obama and Democrat economic policies, which have kept the country in a recession, contrary to commentary that we may go into a double dip recession; something that can't happen because we never left it.
Triggering the move up in gold was the disastrous jobs report which revealed only 18,000 jobs being added in June, while the umemployment rate soared to 9.2 percent. Approximately 7.5 million people are collecting unemployment.
As for gold, the next several weeks are expected to be more volatile as to price movement.
Agnico-Eagle closed Friday at $62.90, falling $0.05, or 0.08 percent. Golden Star Resources ended the session at $2.42, down $0.08, or 3.20 percent. Eldorado Gold closed at $16.01, gaining $0.05, or 0.31 percent. IAMGOLD closed at $19.41, up $0.05, or 0.26 percent. Harmony Gold Mining closed at $13.24, dropping $0.06, or 0.45 percent.
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