PRECIOUS-Gold ticks higher as Omicron virus variant woes boost appeal
PRECIOUS-Gold ticks higher as Omicron virus variant woes boost appeal
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged higher on Monday, as concerns over the impact of the possibly vaccine-resistant Omicron coronavirus variant supported the precious metal's safe-haven appeal.
路透11月29日電-金價週一小幅走高，因對可能具有疫苗抗藥性的Omicron冠狀病毒變體影響的擔憂支撐了這種貴金屬的避險吸引力.
FUNDAMENTALS
基本面
* Spot gold XAU= rose 0.1% to $1,793.72 per ounce by 0201 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 advanced 0.4% to $1,793.2.
*截至格林威治標準時間0201，現貨黃金XAU=上漲0.1%，至每盎司1793.72美元。美國黃金期貨GCv1上漲0.4%，至每盎司1,793.2美元。
* The Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world on Sunday, with new cases found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia even as more countries imposed travel restrictions to try to seal themselves off.
*Omicron冠狀病毒變體週日在世界各地傳播，荷蘭、丹麥和澳大利亞發現了新病例，儘管更多國家實施了旅行限制，試圖封鎖自己。
* The euro zone is better equipped to face the economic impact of a new wave of COVID-19 infections or the Omicron variant, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said.
*歐洲央行總裁拉加德表示，歐元區已經做好了更好的準備，可以面對新一波新冠肺炎感染或奧米克龍變體帶來的經濟影響。
* Atlanta U.S. Federal Reserve President Raphael Bostic said on Friday he is hopeful that the momentum of the U.S. economy will carry it through the next wave of the pandemic, and said he remains open to accelerating the pace of the central bank's bond taper.
*亞特蘭大聯邦儲備銀行(Atlanta Federal Reserve)行長博斯蒂克(Raphael Bostic)星期五表示，他希望美國經濟的勢頭將幫助美國度過下一波疫情，並表示他仍然對加快美聯儲縮減債券的步伐持開放態度。
* Reduced stimulus and interest rate hikes tend to push government bond yields up, raising the opportunity cost of gold, which pays no interest.
*縮減刺激和升息傾向於推高公債收益率，令不付息的黃金機會成本上升
* Japan's retail sales rose for the first time in three months in October, though less than expected, and the underlying private consumption trend pointed to persistent strains on a fragile economic recovery despite an easing of COVID-19 curbs.
*日本10月份零售額三個月來首次上升，儘管低於預期，潛在的私人消費趨勢表明，儘管放鬆了對新冠肺炎的限制，但脆弱的經濟復甦仍面臨持續壓力。
* Physical gold demand picked up in major Asian hubs last week helped by a retreat in prices, with dealers in India preparing for a likely spurt in buying as the wedding season gathers pace.
*在價格回落的推動下，亞洲主要中心的實物黃金需求上週有所回升，印度的交易商準備迎接婚禮季節加快可能出現的購買激增。
* Spot silver XAG= rose 1.1% to $23.38 per ounce. Platinum
*現貨銀XAG=升1.1%，報每盎司23.38美元白金
XPT= gained 2.3% to $976.01, while palladium XPD= was up 2.7% at $1,794.69.
現貨升2.3%，報976.01美元，鈀金升2.7%，報1,794.69美元。
(Reporting by Nakul Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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