The precious metal, gold, in Asia's early trading session held steady ahead of this week's nonfarm payroll data.
Gold stable at $1,270.65
In the New York Mercantile Exchange on the Comex division, the gold futures for delivery in December traded to $1,270.65 a troy ounce rising 0.01% while copper futures reached $3.149 a pound jumping 1.19%.
U.S. dollar higher ahead of FED's statement
The U.S. dollar aimed higher amid the investors and the traders waiting for the FED's policy statement on future tightening. The U.S. dollar index traded at 94.50.
The USD/JPY reached 113.90 appreciating 0.22%, the NZD/USD to 0.6922 rising 1.1%, the EUR/USD to 1.1646, and the GBP/USD approached the 1.3290 level.
Crude oil resumes rising
Crude oil continued appreciating today following the improved compliance with OPEC's supply cut deal.
The U.S. WTI for December traded at $54.80 a barrel appreciating 42 cents or around 0.77%, the Brent oil for delivery in January aimed at $61.25 a barrel rising 0.51% or 31 cents, the natural gas futures went to $2.912 per million British thermal units, and the gasoline futures were stable at $1.747 a gallon.
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