monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Gold and silver prices rebounded strongly Tuesday after two days of heavy selling, lifting global stocks and funds linked to the metals. After Friday's plunge in its worst day since 1980 and another decline on Monday that left gold down 13% over two sessions, bargain hunters re-entered the market Tuesday, most-active Comex gold ( XAUUSD:CUR ) for April delivery trad...
monsitj/iStock via Getty Images Gold and silver prices rebounded strongly Tuesday after two days of heavy selling, lifting global stocks and funds linked to the metals. After Friday's plunge in its worst day since 1980 and another decline on Monday that left gold down 13% over two sessions, bargain hunters re-entered the market Tuesday, most-active Comex gold ( XAUUSD:CUR ) for April delivery traded +5.8% at $4,924/oz, while Comex March silver ( XAGUSD:CUR ) rallied +12.4% at $86.55/oz. Among precious metals miners moving higher in pre-market trade: Hecla Mining ( HL ) +8.3%, Coeur Mining ( CDE ) +8.2%, Endeavour Silver ( EXK ) +8.1%, First Majestic Silver ( AG ) +7.5%, Pan American Silver ( PAAS ) +7.4%, Wheaton Precious Metals ( WPM ) +6.4%, Kinross Gold ( KHC ) +6.3%, Equinox Gold ( EQX ) +6.1%, Iamgold ( IAG ) +5.9%, Eldorado Gold ( EGO ) +5.6%, Anglogold Ashanti ( AU ) +5.5%, Agnico Eagle Mines ( AEM ) +5.3%, Franco-Nevada ( FNV ) +5%, Newmont ( NEM ) +4.8%, Royal Gold ( RGLD ) +4.8%, Barrick Mining ( B ) +4.7%, Gold Fields ( GFI ) +3.8%. "The sharp selloff in gold over the past few days has encouraged investors to buy on the dip, scooping up the precious metal in their droves and making it sparkle again," AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould said in a note. The earlier selloff was triggered by President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, a choice markets viewed as more hawkish than other contenders for the job, alongside a rebound in the dollar. "Prices had previously moved well beyond levels typically associated with pure safe-haven demand linked to geopolitical or macro uncertainty," Sucden Financial analysts said in a note. "As a result, the correction appears less about uncertainty subsiding and more about excess positioning being cleared." ETFs: ( GLD ), ( GDX ), ( GDXJ ), ( IAU ), ( NUGT ), ( PHYS ), ( GLDM ), ( AAAU ), ( SGOL ), ( RING ), ( BAR ), ( OUNZ ), ( SLV ), ( PSLV ), ( SIVR ), ( SIL ), ( SILJ ) More on gold a...