Daily gold transfers fall in July - LBMA

18 August 2009  Forbes

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Gold ounces transferred between accounts held by bullion clearers fell 13.6 percent to a daily average of 17.7 million ounces in July from a month earlier, the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) said on Monday.

The clearing statistics measure how much gold and silver are transferred on a net basis between the accounts held at the bullion clearers.

Based on an average fixing of $934.23 an ounce, 1.2 percent below the June average, value fell to a daily average of $16.5 billion. The number of transfers declined 14.2 percent to a daily average of 1,317.

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