The swift reversal has shifted market attention toward vehicles tracking the metals directly, as well as companies exposed to their production. Spot gold and silver ETFs have moved decisively lower, while mining-focused funds are also posting substantial losses as trading begins.

Gold (GC=F) futures fell as much as 11% on Friday to trade below $4,900 per troy ounce in a severe reversal of this year's massive rally in precious metals. Spot gold saw its biggest daily drop since the early 80's while silver (SI=F) futures tumbled more than 25%.

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Gold and silver just surpassed two closely watched thresholds, with prices of the yellow stuff surging past $5,000 per ounce and silver blowing past $100 per ounce. The price growth rate ofgold and silver is crushing the comparable performance of the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) in 2026 -- building upon outperformances from 2024 and 2025.

Once again, the UK is in the grip of a global feeding frenzy in precious metals. It is easy to see why.

Stocks fell on Wall Street, while gold and silver prices plunged as investors tried to gauge what President Trump's new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve would mean for interest rates.

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The world’s largest cryptocurrency is down 2% over the past day while gold and silver have dropped 11% and 30%, respectively.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The South African rand was firm on Tuesday, supported by stronger precious metals prices ahead of local central bank data that the market expects will give insight into the country's economic outlook.