--- title: "International Gold Prices Rise About 2.4% on Non-Farm Payrolls Day, Weekly Gain Reaches Approximately 7.3%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295277692.md" description: "Following the release of non-farm payroll data on August 7, international gold prices surged 2.37% to $4,339.75 per ounce, bringing the cumulative weekly gain to 7.27%. COMEX gold futures rose 7.16% for the week. Silver performed strongly, with both spot and futures prices gaining over 10% for the week. Additionally, platinum, palladium, and major precious metals indices also showed significant upward trends, reflecting increased market demand for safe-haven assets" datetime: "2026-08-07T20:59:02.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295277692.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295277692.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295277692.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # International Gold Prices Rise About 2.4% on Non-Farm Payrolls Day, Weekly Gain Reaches Approximately 7.3% At the New York close on Friday (August 7), spot gold rose 2.37% to $4,339.75 per ounce. It had been steadily climbing since the start of the Asia-Pacific session and accelerated during the release of US non-farm payroll data at 20:30 Beijing time—rising from below $4,320 to the $4,360 level. The cumulative gain for the week stood at 7.27%, with prices holding flat near $4,050 on August 3-4 and continuing to rise from August 5-7. This week, COMEX gold futures accumulated a gain of 7.16%, closing at $4,400.70 per ounce. Spot silver rose 3.11% to $63.4555 per ounce, accumulating a weekly gain of 10.29%, maintaining an overall upward trend. COMEX silver futures also rose 10.29% for the week, closing at $63.720 per ounce. COMEX copper futures fell 1.83% to $6.586 per pound, but still managed a weekly gain of 1.85%, having reached $6.8665 during the early European session on August 6. Spot platinum rose 1.33% to $1,749.38 per ounce, with a weekly gain of 6.14%; spot palladium rose 0.64% to $1,382.91 per ounce, with a weekly gain of 7.37%. This week, the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index, traded during US stock market hours, rose 19.70% to 368.56 points, maintaining an overall upward trend. The NYSE ARCA Gold Miners Index, traded globally throughout the day, rose 20.16% to 2,570.44 points, maintaining an overall upward trend. The Raw Materials Index, traded during US stock market hours, rose 7.44% to 249.68 points. The Metals & Mining Index, traded during US stock market hours, rose 7.98% to 295.29 points. ### Related Stocks - [ZSL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ZSL.US.md) - [GLDM.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDM.US.md) - [AGQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AGQ.US.md) - [GLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLD.US.md) - [IAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAU.US.md) - [SGOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SGOL.US.md) - [GLL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLL.US.md) - [SLVO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SLVO.US.md) - [PSLV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PSLV.US.md) - [SIVR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SIVR.US.md) - [UGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UGL.US.md) - [GLDW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLDW.US.md) - [PPLT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PPLT.US.md) - [PALL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PALL.US.md) - [SLV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SLV.US.md) - [518850.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/518850.CN.md) - [GOLD.AU](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOLD.AU.md) ## Related News & Research - [PRECIOUS-Gold little changed as markets await key US inflation data](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298146831.md) - [August’s Top Commodity Performers and Underperformers](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297688573.md) - [Rottenstone Gold to acquire Kinross-linked Great Bear 0.75% NSR royalty in all-share deal](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297962151.md) - [PRECIOUS-Gold heads for small weekly gain with US jobs data on tap](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298018985.md) - [PRECIOUS-Gold drops over 1% as Treasury yields rise; investors eye US jobs data](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297635915.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**