Monday, August 28, 2017 MAJOR COMMODITIES. News & Development. For Private Circulation Only

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1 Monday, August 28, 2017 For Private Circulation Only MAJOR COMMODITIES Commodity Expiry High Low Close Change Commodity Expiry High Low Close ($) Change Gold Oct Gold (Oz) Oct Silver Sep Silver (Oz) Sep Crude Oil Sep Crude Oil Oct Natural Gas Aug Natural Gas Sep Copper Aug Copper 3M Nickel Aug Nickel 3M Aluminium Aug Aluminium 3M Lead Aug Lead 3M Zinc Aug Zinc 3M News & Development Hurricane Harvey strengthened into a powerful Category 3 storm on Friday as it took aim at Texas, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Monday is a market holiday in Britain and the London Metal Exchange will be closed.

2 Gold Gold firmed on Friday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made no mention of monetary policy in her much-anticipated speech, while investors awaited clues from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. U.S. short-term interest rate futures rose slightly, reflecting reduced expectations that the Fed will raise interest rates further this year, after Yellen skipped mention of it when speaking in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Gold is highly sensitive to rising interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion while boosting the greenback. Monday is a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Earlier, Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan called for patience on raising interest rates any further but urged speed in reducing the Federal Reserve's balance sheet. U.S. data showed home resales unexpectedly fell in July to an 11-month low as a chronic shortage of properties boosted prices, the latest sign that the housing market recovery was slowing. Weekly jobless claims rose, and new orders for key U.S.-made capital goods were better than expected in July. Gold Strategy S2 S1 Close R1 R2 Oct Sideways We expect gold prices to trade sideways on the back of profit booking after sharp up move. Silver Silver rose 0.9 percent to $17.07 an ounce. Silver Strategy S2 S1 Close R1 R2 Sep Sideways We expect silver prices to trade sideways on the back of profit booking after sharp up move. Page 2

3 Crude Oil Oil prices rose nearly 1 percent on Friday as the dollar fell and the U.S. Gulf Coast braced for Hurricane Harvey, on track to become the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland in more than a decade. The dollar.dxy, in which oil is priced, fell after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made no reference to U.S. monetary policy in her speech at the annual central bank research conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Harvey strengthened into a powerful Category 3 storm, last located about 75 miles (120 km) east-southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico and packing top sustained winds of 120 miles per hour (195 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. Refineries, terminals, onshore and offshore production operations and other infrastructure have shut or begun storm preparations with Harvey set to make landfall on the Texas coast on Friday night or early on Saturday. The NHC, which has warned that catastrophic flooding was expected across portions of southern and southeastern Texas, expects Harvey to move slowly and linger over Texas for days. Some tracking models show the storm could circle back out over Gulf waters after making landfall, and then take aim at Houston midweek, giving the nation's four most populous city a double dose of rain and wind. Crude Oil Strategy S2 S1 Close R1 R2 Sep S We expect crude oil prices to trade positive on the back of Hurricane Harvey. Natural Gas We expect Natural gas prices to trade negative on the back of profit booking after sharp up-move in prices. Nat Gas Strategy S2 S1 Close R1 R2 Aug Sideways \ Page 3

4 Base Metals Copper futures retreated from their highest levels in 33 months on Friday as investors locked in profits from a rally and adjusted positions before a long weekend. Monday is a market holiday in Britain and the London Metal Exchange will be closed. Aug Strategy S2 S1 Close R1 R2 Copper Sideways Nickel Sideways Alum Sideways Lead Sideways Zinc Sideways We expect base metal prices likely to trade sideways as LME is closed on account of Summer bank holiday. LME Inventories Copper Lead Zinc Aluminium Nickel Current Stock Change % Change % -0.03% -0.08% 0.54% 0.58% Page 4

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