1.   All this skepticism does not mean that gold prices are useless pieces of information.

2.   Gold prices retreated after reaching a record price yesterday.

3.   Smelting Co. rose on hope a rise in global gold prices will boost profit growth, traders said.

4.   The notion of an official gold price at which inter-central-bank transactions were to be conducted was also abandoned.

5.   Years of unfavourable comment, of poor gold prices and worse fundamentals are being explained away.

6.   Gold prices moved down.

7.   Except for a rise in gold prices immediately following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August, it was bleak year for precious metals.

8.   The decision stipulated that gold traders must adhere to the state-set gold price, and deposit their earnings in the State Bank.

9.   Firstly, despite the depressed gold price, mine production rose in most areas of the world and JM retained its leading share of this primary market.