Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com Newsgroups: clari.biz.commodity Subject: Gold Futures Keywords: gold, commodities Message-ID: Date: 16 Jan 90 20:00:58 GMT Lines: 19 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: financial Slugword: goldfut Priority: regular Format: close ANPA: Wc: 150; Id: f1707; Sel: nf--f; Adate: 1-16-3pes Codes: &fhakxx. NEW YORK (UPI) -- Gold futures closed 270 to 300 points lower Tuesday 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 412.00 412.00 410.80 410.80 413.70 Feb 413.70 415.90 409.00 412.20 415.10 Apr 419.30 421.50 415.00 417.60 420.60 Jun 423.80 426.50 420.00 422.60 425.60 Aug 430.60 430.60 425.50 427.40 430.30 Oct 434.20 434.20 432.40 432.40 435.20 Dec 439.50 440.50 436.50 437.40 440.10 Feb 445.00 445.00 442.50 442.50 445.20 Apr 448.60 .... .... 447.30 450.00 Jun 453.90 .... .... 452.60 455.30 Aug 459.00 .... .... 457.70 460.40 Oct 464.30 .... .... 463.00 465.70 Open interest: 149,393 off 7,212. Estimated sales: 70,000 contracts.