Updated from 11:32 a.m. EST
Gold fell Thursday amid choppy trading, with some observers seeing unstable conditions continuing for the foreseeable future.
December contracts closed off $2.10 at $621.70 an ounce, on the Comex division of the Nymex. The bullion exchange-traded funds were edging lower also, with streetTracks Gold Shares (GLD Quote) and iShares Comex Gold Trust(IAU Quote) each under by approximately 0.4%.
"In the near term there is uncertainty surrounding Iraq and the economy, which is positive for gold," says Carlos Sanchez, a metals market analyst at CPM Group, a New York-based specialty consulting firm. "Expect further volatility with an upward bias to prices." ...
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