KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, in tandem with US COMEX weakness.
The new spot-month January 2026 contract eased to US$4,600.60 per troy ounce from US$4,608.10 on Monday, while February 2026 decreased to US$4,616.20 from US$4,624.70, and March 2026 went down to US$4,633.80 from US$4,642.30.
The April, June, and August 2026 contracts were also lower, settling at US$4,651.10 per troy ounce compared with US$4,659.60 previously.
Trading volume rose to 218 lots from 187 lots on Monday, while open interest increased to 295 contracts from 279 contracts previously.
Physical gold was fixed at US$4,612.95 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Jan 12, 2026.
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