{"id":47229,"date":"2013-09-13T08:33:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-on-course-to-post-worst-weekly-performance-in-last-8-weeks-silver-prices-down-as-well\/47225\/"},"modified":"2013-09-13T08:33:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T08:33:00","slug":"gold-prices-on-course-to-post-worst-weekly-performance-in-last-8-weeks-silver-prices-down-as-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-on-course-to-post-worst-weekly-performance-in-last-8-weeks-silver-prices-down-as-well\/47229\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Prices On Course To Post Worst weekly Performance in last 8 weeks, Silver Prices Down As Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">Gold prices<\/a> continued to get walloped during Asian trading hours on Friday as fears over any military conflict in Syria almost subsided while widespread speculation that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> will start narrowing the bond purchase program soon also weighed on the demand. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/silver-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"silver price today\">Silver<\/a> prices have also edged lower in early trading on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-47229\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, gold futures for December delivery plunged 1.29% to $1,313.40 an ounce while spot gold edged down 0.66% to $1,311.46 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>Bullion is on course to post its worst weekly performance in last two months.<\/p>\n<p>SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GLD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: GLD<\/a>) was last down 0.76% to $126.70 in <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">premarket<\/a> trading.<\/p>\n<p>Silver futures fell 1.87% to $21.73 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>Bullion, which touched a three-week low level on Thursday due to a technical sell-off, came under more pressure earlier today after Russia and the U.S jointly agreed to push diplomatic dialogue again which will aim at ending a civil war in Syria. In addition, Damascus was also inducted to anti-chemical arms convention.<\/p>\n<p>The Fed, which meets for its next open market committee meeting on Sept. 17-18, is expected to initially trim its $85 billion worth monthly bond purchase program by $10 to $15 billion, according to economists\/ Reuters poll.<\/p>\n<p>Higher <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/bonds\/today.aspx\">interest rates<\/a> due to tighter monetary policy will dive away investors from gold as the metal is a non-interest bearing asset.<\/p>\n<p>However, the physical side demand from Asia can improve as dealers may try to capitalize on recent dips.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Reuters, a Hong Kong based dealer said, \u201cAt current price levels, we can see some physical buying interest from local buyers in Hong Kong and China. 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