Last week’s extreme volatility in global equity markets has been a net positive for the local gold mining names.
After trading as low as $1060.00 in mid-August, Spot Gold reached a 2-month high at $1226.00 last Thursday.
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As illustrated on the chart below, the yellow metal is still down more than 10% over the last 6-months.
However, with last week’s change in the overall risk dynamic of equities, investors may increase their holdings in Gold as a hedge against market uncertainty.
Combined with a weaker Aussie Dollar, we see stable gold prices lifting the shares of the local miners.
Our preferred names in the Gold sector are: NCM, SBM, SAR and EVN.
Spot Gold
Newcrest Mining
Santa Barbara
Saracen
Evolution Mining
