26th May 2017

 The precious metals group finished slightly higher on Thursday and actually did well to hold up as well as it did given new highs set by the US stock market, a generally firmer dollar and an imploding crude oil market. In the case of energy, crude oil sold off by $2.50/barrel on general profit-taking in the aftermath of the OPEC decision and growing expectations that the cartel’s actions to extend its cuts might prove to be too little and too late.