Bullion futures stage recovery

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| Local as well as global prices are seen weak in the rest of the session today on profit sales. |
| In the first session, MCX August gold futures were down tracking the movement in other Asian markets. |
| The August contract opened at Rs 9,445 and tested an intra-day high of Rs 9,621 per 10 gm and a low of Rs 9,445. |
| "Selling pressure is seen, as the US economic data is likely to favour the dollar," said a senior research analyst at IL&FS Investsmart. |
| Markets are keenly awaiting the release of US non-farm payroll and unemployment data, scheduled to be released later today. May non-farm payroll figure is expected to rise to 1,80,000 compared with April's 1,38,000. The rate of unemployment is expected to remain unchanged from April's 4.7 per cent. |
| In the first session, MCX July silver contract was weak, tracking the movement in gold prices. |
| Silver prices are also expected to fall, tracking the movement of gold in the rest of the trading session. |
| At 1715 IST, July silver contract was at Rs 18,737 per 1 kg, up 1.23 per cent. |
| According to a report by IL&FS Investsmart, resistance for MCX August gold for delivery is seen at Rs 9,764 per 10 gm and support at Rs 9,444. |
| Resistance for MCX July silver contract is seen at Rs 19,068 per kg and support at Rs 18,058, the report said. |
First Published: Jun 03 2006 | 12:00 AM IST