11.   Demand from fabricators has kept the gold market from collapsing, traders said.

12.   Forward selling by gold producers was designed to provide stability to the gold market.

13.   Goldman Sachs handled most of gold buyback which was conducted in the gold market in its entirety today, Hock said.

14.   However, should gold prices ever begin to gain momentum, Thompson contends that Homestake shares are a sophisticated way to play any potential resurgence of the gold market.

15.   If it sets off a competition among central banks to sell before the price falls too much lower, it will reverberate in the gold market for years.

16.   It was the second time in a week the Swiss caused gold markets to plummet.

17.   Munk expressed belief that the gold market would absorb the central bank sales without much disruption as long as the bankers make their intentions clear.

18.   Since the gold market is so volatile, gold mining stock prices can rise or fall dramatically in just a few days.

19.   Speculation that mining companies are selling gold encouraged commodity funds, which speculate in the gold market, to sell their holdings as well, pushing prices lower.

20.   Still, the fundamental outlook for the gold market remains intact, as South African and U.S. production decline while demand from fabricators reaches record levels, analysts said.