Gold consolidates daily gains above $1250
|After rising to a fresh weekly high at $1259 against the USD, the precious metal went into a consolidation phase in the late NA session and is now trading at $1256, up 0.44%, or $5.5, on the day.
Despite dovish comments from today's Fed speakers, the bearish pressure on the US Dollar Index seems to have eased in the last hours. Following a drop below the 97 handle, the index is now moving sideways at 96.93, down 0.35% on the day. Although the index had been able to hold above the 97 mark for the whole week, a profit taking on the last trading day seems to have pushed the index back towards its weekly opening level.
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On the other hand, major equity indexes in the U.S. are preserving their modest gains, making the safer assets like Gold less desirable. With today's upsurge, the XAU/USD pair is marching towards a positive close on a weekly basis after recording heavy losses for two straight weeks. Nevertheless, this week's price movement hadn't been sustainable enough to reveal the pair's next short-term direction.
Technical outlook
Both on the daily and the weekly graphs, the CCI and the RSI indicators are flat near their respective neutral levels at 0 and 50, confirming the neutral outlook. Supports for the pair could be seen at $1254 (50-DMA), $1241 (Jun. 20 low) and $1229 (200-DMA). On the upside, resistances are located at $1259 (daily high), $1265 (20-DMA) and $1280 (Jun. 14 high).
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