To: NYBob1 who wrote (16 ) 7/10/2007 10:51:44 AM From: NYBob1 Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 46 Gold ends up, lifted by oil surge, dollar drift - Mon Jul 9, 2007 NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. gold futures held onto strong gains into the close on Monday, after being lifted to a one-month high as fund and speculative buyers reacted to a drifting dollar and surging oil prices, traders said. "Metals were up across the board. The dollar was weak and oil was up quite a bit and that supported it right from the get-go, but it was on light volume," said one New York gold dealer. Most-active gold for August delivery (GCQ7) on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange settled with $7.70 gains at $662.50 an ounce. It set a higher range from $657.80 and $666.0 an ounce, a level last seen on June 7. At its session top, August gold reached higher than in three prior attempts to break resistance at $666.0 an ounce. A languishing dollar, however, offered gold bulls a reason to buy, especially in the face of surging oil prices. The dollar traded mostly flat on Monday in a quiet session. Sentiment for the dollar has been dampened by expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged this year even as other central banks tighten monetary policy. A weaker dollar often helps dollar-denominated assets like gold that trade in overseas markets. On Monday, crude oil prices rose to an 11-month high above $76 a barrel as rising global oil demand and North Sea field maintenance exacerbated supply worries. London Brent higher crude (LCOc1) climbed to an intraday high of $76.34 a barrel, its highest levels since August 2006 and a stone's throw from the all-time high at $78.34 reached on August 8, 2006. Rising oil prices often boost gold prices because of inflationary implications, and sometimes because underlying geopolitical tensions also spur safe-haven gold buying. $6 price target for NGX - Northgate Minerals Corp. (NGX : TSX) Estimates upped on new gold & copper prices Blackmont Capital maintains "buy", 12-month target price is raised to $6.00 - Imo. Tia. God Bless investorshub.com investorshub.com siliconinvestor.com investorshub.com