troy
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Gold is trading around $4,200 a troy ounce, up almost 60% on the year and not far below all-time highs hit in October.
—In commodities, gold prices slipped on the slightly stronger U.S. dollar; futures in New York were down 0.8% to $4,052.80 a troy ounce.
Futures in New York are up 0.55% at $4,089.80 a troy ounce after sliding in previous sessions as traders saw the chances of a cut to the U.S.
Gold futures fell further below the $4,000 per troy ounce mark, with some analysts calling the lower trend a “correction.”
It’s been a wilder ride since then: Spot gold prices rose to a record above $4,350 per troy ounce on Monday before tumbling on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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