{"id":181072,"date":"2020-07-27T21:36:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T21:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/?p=181072"},"modified":"2020-07-27T21:36:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T21:36:34","slug":"gold-up-usd-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/discover\/gold-up-usd-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold up, USD down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the U.S. dollar plunged to two-year lows, shedding 0.95%, the price of gold jumped to new highs past $1,950\/oz. or up 1.7%. The TSX surged nearly 1% on the strength of materials leaping 3.2%.<\/p>\n<p>A plethora of gold and silver stocks enjoyed generous spikes in price, including <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3134\/FVI-T\">Fortuna Silver Mines<\/a>, rising over 10%, and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4097\/TXG-T\">Torex Gold<\/a> closing nearly 10% higher. Similarly, weedmaker, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5210\/APHA-T\">Aphria<\/a>, broke out Monday by almost 12%; it reports after the bell on Wednesday. Tech and energy also saw gains in Toronto as the price of WCS leapt 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p>After underperforming recently, the Nasdaq returned to strength to begin the week, rallying 1.67%. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4017\/TSLA-Q\">Tesla<\/a> continued to climb, up 8.65%. In contrast, <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/126\/BA-N\">Boeing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/637\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> each shed 2%. The S&amp;P rose 0.75% and the Dow 0.43%. However, the big news on Wall Street Monday was <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> starting its phase 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/07\/27\/health\/coronavirus-vaccine-trial-begins-moderna-phase-3\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">testing<\/a> of its COVID-19 vaccine. The drug will be tested on nearly 30,000 adults. The testing process has been accelerated for all vaccine candidates, and the reason is simple: American needs a vaccine. The country continues to outpace others in cases and deaths, which is holding back the recovery of the world&#8217;s biggest economy. Moderna shares shot up 9.15%.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f948; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/3134\/FVI-T\">Fortuna Silver Mines<\/a> +10%<br \/>\n&#x1f947; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4097\/TXG-T\">Torex Gold Resources<\/a> +10%<br \/>\n&#x1f33f; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/5210\/APHA-T\">Aphria Inc<\/a> +12%<br \/>\n&#x1f697; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/4017\/TSLA-Q\">Tesla Motors Inc<\/a> +8.65%<br \/>\n&#x1f6eb; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/126\/BA-N\">Boeing<\/a> -2%<br \/>\n&#x1f4be; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/637\/INTC-Q\">Intel<\/a> -2%<br \/>\n&#x1f489; <a href=\"https:\/\/stockchase.com\/company\/view\/6303\/MRNA-Q\">Moderna<\/a> +9.15%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the U.S. dollar plunged to two-year lows, shedding 0.95%, the price of gold jumped to new highs past $1,950\/oz. or up 1.7%. The TSX surged nearly 1% on the strength of materials leaping 3.2%. 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