KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher today, supported by a softer greenback amid growing expectations of a United States (US) interest rate cut next week.
Signs of a modest slowdown in the latest US data have reinforced market expectations of a rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s Dec 9-10 meeting, supported by policy-easing projections from major brokerages.
The spot-month December 2025 contract rose to US$4,215.90 per troy ounce from US$4,214.30 yesterday, January 2026 increased to US$4,231.60 per troy ounce from US$4,230.50, February 2026 edged up to US$4,247.60 per troy ounce from US$4,243.80, and March 2026 climbed to US$4,264.30 per troy ounce from US$4,260.50.
The April and June 2026 contracts also settled higher at US$4,282.70 per troy ounce compared to US$4,278.10 per troy ounce previously.
Trading volume grew to 75 lots from 61 on Monday, while open interest slipped to 145 contracts from 147 previously.
Physical gold was priced at US$4,214.75 per troy ounce, according to the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Dec 2, 2025.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
