Gold prices fell more than 2 per cent in a five-day losing
streak. An overnight fall in the gold price below $US1400 ($1416) an
ounce sparked a sell-off of local mining stocks, as commodities slipped on weak
global economic data and a strengthening US dollar.
A sharp drop in the gold price for the second time in a
month rattled Australia 's
fourth-largest mineral export industry, with gold producers making up seven of
the top 10 losers on the ASX200 on Thursday. Gold fell to $US1375 an ounce late on Thursday, sinking more
than 2 per cent in a five-day losing streak that saw it hit two-year lows….
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