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Commodities: Precious Metals Meltdown Deepens

Precious metals extended Friday’s dramatic retreat, with spot gold falling as much as 10% on Monday morning, while silver plunged as much as 16%.

Asian shares slump amid selling in precious metals

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ‌Japan dipped 2.8%, while Chinese blue chips dropped 1.0%, with heavy declines in gold indexes Asian shares were deep into the red on Monday as chaotic selling in precious metals made for a nervous start to a week that is packed with ​corporate earnings and major economic data. Silver shed another 10% at one stage, as Friday’s 30% slump squeezed leveraged positions in what had become a very ‌c…

Stocks slide as silver rout unleashes hefty selling

old, silver plunge in volatile trade, margins under pressure