Cash gold dropped by 1.5 per cent this week and New York copper increased by 1.9 per cent

ON FRIDAY, 11 JULY, ON THE NEW YORK TAILINGS (10 JULY), SPOT GOLD FELL BY 0.23 PER CENT, REPORTING $4114.36 PER OUNCE, AND THIS WEEK FELL BY 1.51 PER CENT, TO $4021.92 ON 8 JULY, IN THE MIDST OF A CONTINUING SHOCK. COMEX GOLD FUTURES DROPPED BY 0.12 PER CENT THIS WEEK, REPORTING $4120.70/OUNCE. CASH AND SILVER DROPPED BY 0.21 PER CENT TO $59.8310 PER OUNCE, FALLING BY 4.13 PER CENT THIS WEEK AND BY $57.2260 ON 8 JULY. COMEX, SILVER FUTURES DROPPED BY 1.41 PER CENT THIS WEEK, REPORTING $60.200 PER OUNCE. COMEX COPPER FUTURES INCREASED BY 1.90 PER CENT TO $6.2865 PER POUND. CASH PLATINUM DROPPED BY 0.53 PER CENT TO $1634.25 PER OUNCE; CASH PLATINUM ROSE BY 0.48 PER CENT TO $1279.88 PER OUNCE。