RE: GOLD21 Oct 2025 17:00
The price of gold plunged on Tuesday, dragging down FTSE 350 precious metals miners Fresnillo PLC (LSE:FRES), Endeavour Mining PLC (LSE:EDV, TSX:EDV, OTCQX:EDVMF) and Hochschild Mining PLC (LSE:HOC, OTCQX:HCHDF).
Gold, which cost almost $4,380 on Monday night, tumbled over $200 or 5.9% to $4,122.
While this only wiped off the gains in the past week, it was the biggest one-day drop in the price of gold in five years.
Silver also dropping even more sharply, down 7.8% to $48.14 per ounce.
"It has been a long time coming," said market analyst David Morrison at Trade Nation, "but it looks as if gold is finally having a bit of a downside correction following its record-breaking upside run."
There has been "no single event that has caused today’s sell off," said market analyst Kathleen Brooks at XTB. "Instead, it is most likely caused by a confluence of factors, including stretched valuations and signs that US CPI, which will be released at the end of this week, could come in softer than expected."
The risk, Brooks added, is that the precious metals sell-off "infects" other asset classes, with gold and stocks having moved in tandem to both hit various record highs in recent months.
European and US stock indices are mixed, with the FTSE and DAX up 0.1%-0.2% and the Dow Jones also in the green.
Fresnillo shares fell over 15%, while Hochschild and Endeavour fell over 10%.
"If this sell off continues, then we could see the FSTE 100 come under pressure," Brooks said.
"If this is a prolonged sell off, then the FTSE 100 could be at risk, since Endeavour and Fresnillo have both risen by 270% and 130% respectively, so far this year. Thus, the focus will be on how far the gold price can fall."
Morrison was thinking along similar lines, suggesting that many investors and traders will be wondering "if this the start of a much-needed correction?"
He said it would "help" with a reset of the daily MACD [moving average convergence/divergence] momentum indicator at lower levels, "thereby setting up a base for a new rally to fresh all-time highs".
Alternatively, he said, Tuesday's sell-off could be "the start of something more serious", in other words, signalling that the top of the market has been reached for gold.
"It’s very difficult to know, and analyst speculation will centre around the shape and extent of this sell-off, as well as giving some consideration as to how long this rally has been going."
In late 2022, gold hit a two-year low around $1,640/oz, which Morrison said was "relatively young" for a gold price rally, but it could be said that lows of 2015 were a starting point.
"The first major test to the downside comes in around $4,000. But it’s also quite possible that this is all we get from the dip, and that buyers come back in around $4,200