Beijing, May 18 News Today, the gold futures contracts of the Shanghai Futures Exchange fluctuated in a range during the day, with active transactions and increased positions. The 2308 contract, the main force of domestic gold futures, opened at 449.64 yuan. As of the day’s close, it closed at 449.40 yuan, down 0.44% or 2.00 yuan; the settlement price was 449.06 yuan; the trading volume was 180,446 lots; the position was 185,855 lots, and the daily position increased by 1,739 lots .
As of the close on May 17, the most active June gold futures price on the New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures market fell by US$8.1 on the 17th from the previous trading day, closing at US$1,984.9 per ounce, a decrease of 0.41%.