17 Dec 2014
Gold trades above 50-DMA
FXStreet (Mumbai) - Gold trades lackluster above the 50-DMA level located at USD 1195.96 as markets turn cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement due later today.
Gold currently trades 0.34% higher at USD 1198.40/Oz levels, compared to the previous session’s close of USD 1194.30/Oz levels. Most of the Asian equity markets are trading in green today, which capped gains in the yellow metals. Meanwhile, major European index futures like the Dax and the Ftse are up 0.25% to 0.30%. A positive move in the European stock markets would weigh on the yellow metal.
The upside in the yellow metal has also been restricted by the US dollar index, which has strengthened 0.33% to trade at 88.35 levels.
Gold Technical Levels
Gold has an immediate support located at 1195.96 (50-DMA), under which the losses could be extended to 1187.80 levels. Meanwhile, resistance is seen at 1200 and 1208 levels.
Gold currently trades 0.34% higher at USD 1198.40/Oz levels, compared to the previous session’s close of USD 1194.30/Oz levels. Most of the Asian equity markets are trading in green today, which capped gains in the yellow metals. Meanwhile, major European index futures like the Dax and the Ftse are up 0.25% to 0.30%. A positive move in the European stock markets would weigh on the yellow metal.
The upside in the yellow metal has also been restricted by the US dollar index, which has strengthened 0.33% to trade at 88.35 levels.
Gold Technical Levels
Gold has an immediate support located at 1195.96 (50-DMA), under which the losses could be extended to 1187.80 levels. Meanwhile, resistance is seen at 1200 and 1208 levels.