Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com Newsgroups: clari.biz.commodity Subject: Gold Futures Keywords: gold, commodities Message-ID: Date: 17 Jan 90 20:04:32 GMT Lines: 19 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: financial Slugword: goldfut Priority: regular Format: close ANPA: Wc: 151; Id: f1627; Sel: nf--f; Adate: 1-17-3pes Codes: &fhakxx. NEW YORK (UPI) -- Gold futures closed 150 to 170 points higher Wednesday on the New York Commodity Exchange. _C_o_m_e_x_ _G_o_l_d_ --_ _1_0_0_ _t_r_o_y_ _o_u_n_c_e_s_;_ _$_ _p_e_r_ _t_r_o_y_ _o_u_n_c_e _O_p_e_n_ _ _ _ _H_i_g_h_ _ _ _ _L_o_w_ _ _ _ _S_e_t_t_l_e_ _ _P_r_e_v_. Jan 410.30 .... .... 412.50 410.80 Feb 411.70 413.90 410.10 413.70 412.20 Apr 417.10 419.50 415.70 419.10 417.60 Jun 421.80 424.50 421.00 424.10 422.60 Aug 425.90 428.90 425.90 428.90 427.40 Oct 431.50 433.90 430.50 433.90 432.40 Dec 438.00 438.90 435.50 438.90 437.40 Feb 442.00 444.00 442.00 444.00 442.50 Apr 446.80 448.80 446.80 448.80 447.30 Jun 452.10 .... .... 454.10 452.60 Aug 457.20 .... .... 459.20 457.70 Oct 462.50 .... .... 464.50 463.00 Open interest: 148,265 off 1,128. Estimated sales: 40,000 contracts.