Spot gold fell by 1.0% during the day, reported at USD 2,743 per ounce. Gold and silver mining stocks generally declined, with First Majestic down 4%, B2gold down 3.9%, Hecla Mining and Coeur Mining down 3.7%, Harmony Gold and Pan American Silver down 3.3%, gold mining stock ETFs down 2.2%, Barrick Gold down 2%, and the gold miners factor index ETF down 1.85%
