Friday, January 2, 2026

Precious metals retreat, silver holds near $80 per ounce

Spot gold falls 0.4% at $4,512.30 per ounce, Silver hits all-time high at $83.62/oz; Platinum hits record high at $2,478.5/oz

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions stoke supply concerns, Russia–Ukraine talks stall

Brent crude futures rise 56 cents, or 0.92%, to $61.20, US WTI crude up by 51 cents, or 0.9%, to $57.25 a barrel

Silver crosses $77 mark while gold, platinum stretch record highs

Gold surges to all-time high of $4,549.71/oz; All precious metals post weekly gains

Oil falls 2% on looming supply glut, hopes of Ukraine peace deal

Brent slips 2.6% to $60.64 a barrel, WTI falls 2.8% to $56.74

Big Tech races to lock in AI capacity as multi-billion-dollar deals pile up

From chips to cloud and data centres, companies strike record agreements to secure computing power

UAE stocks slip on Friday but end week higher on oil rebound

Abu Dhabi snaps weekly losing streak as year-end trade thins

Turkey says Russia gave it $9 billion in new financing for nuclear plant

Akkuyu nuclear power plant is being built by Moscow's state nuclear energy company Rosatom, expected to be operational in 2026

UAE and Saudi Arabia to need over 1.5 million new workers by 2030 despite AI growth

Global study finds strong economic expansion to drive job demand in Gulf even as automation increases

Gold touches record high as rate-cut bets grow; silver hits $75 for first time

Platinum hits record high on tight supply, EU combustion-engine ban reversal

Asia stocks rise to six-week high; precious metals on a tear

Gold and silver at record highs, other precious metals build on gains

Oil rises as market weighs Venezuela supply risks

Brent crude futures rise 24 cents, or 0.4%, to $62.48; US WTI crude was up 23 cents, also 0.4%, at $58.58

Gulf stocks ease in thin trade despite firmer oil prices

Saudi market snaps four-day winning streak as investors weigh crude outlook and U.S. rate path

Indian shares end flat in thin year-end trade as IT stocks weigh

Low holiday volumes cap volatility; investors await trade deal cues and earnings

Gold, silver and platinum take a breather after record rally

Gold hits an all-time high at $4,525.18 per ounce; Platinum up about 145% year-to-date 

S&P 500, Dow hit all-time closing highs; gold, silver touch records

All three major U.S. stock indexes close modestly higher in a shortened session