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Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says

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Key takeaways

  • Central banks bought about 320t of gold in Q3, up 42% y/y, the World Gold Council said, offsetting a 17% drop in jewellery demand and a 19% fall in bars and…
  • Exposed: GLD, GDX, NEM, AEM, WPM
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says

Central banks bought about 320t of gold in Q3, up 42% y/y, the World Gold Council said, offsetting a 17% drop in jewellery demand and a 19% fall in bars and…

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.1% 30d

    SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF-10.4% 30d

    VanEck Gold Miners ETF: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • NEM Newmont-14.3% 30d

    Newmont (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • AEM Agnico Eagle Mines-7.6% 30d

    Agnico Eagle Mines (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • WPM Wheaton Precious Metals-22.5% 30d

    Wheaton Precious Metals (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • GOLD Gold.com-15.1% 19d

    Gold.com (jewelry, watches, precious stones and metals): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
GLD+3.96%-0.97%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
GDX+8.14%-0.70%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NEM+6.01%-0.81%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
AEM+9.50%-1.15%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
WPM+7.62%-0.80%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
GOLD-0.26%-3.09%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says investingLive

Source: investingLive

Price since this story was published: Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)three days earlier-1.15%final price
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)five days earlier+9.50%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (GDX)three days earlier-0.70%final price
Vaneck Etf Trust (GDX)five days earlier+8.14%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)three days earlier-0.97%final price
Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)five days earlier+3.96%final price
Gold.com (GOLD)three days earlier-3.09%final price
Gold.com (GOLD)five days earlier-0.26%final price
Newmont (NEM)three days earlier-0.81%final price
Newmont (NEM)five days earlier+6.01%final price
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)three days earlier-0.80%final price
Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)five days earlier+7.62%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

Companies tied to this story

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    In “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says,” Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • GDX Vaneck Etf Trust

    Vaneck Etf Trust (GDX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says.” Reason on file: VanEck Gold Miners ETF: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • NEM Newmont

    In “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says,” Newmont (NEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Newmont (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • AEM Agnico Eagle Mines

    In “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says,” Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Agnico Eagle Mines (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • WPM Wheaton Precious Metals

    In “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says,” Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wheaton Precious Metals (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • GOLD Gold.com

    Gold.com (GOLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says.” Reason on file: Gold.com (jewelry, watches, precious stones and metals): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

On 3 Nov 2026, “Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says” is the story that connects Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) to this story.

For Spdr Gold Trust (GLD), the reason on file says SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (GDX) is here too. Its reason reads: VanEck Gold Miners ETF: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

Dates and price levels for Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

GDX traded between 78.92 and 89.70 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 83.13. GLD traded between 373.41 and 400.78 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 379.67. NEM traded between 104.52 and 120.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 109.08.

How strong the case is around Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

46 out of 100

“Central bank gold buying jumps 42% in Q3 as high prices hit jewellery demand, WGC says” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.