Spot gold to rise to $1,860/oz

SINGAPORE: Spot gold will zigzag up towards $1,930 per ounce, with an immediate target at $1,860.

Over the next few trading sessions, the metal is expected to zigzag up within a diagonal triangle, the upper trendline of which points to $1,930.

A Fibonacci retracement analysis on the fall from $1,920.30 to $1,761.94 reveals an immediate target at $1,860, the 61.8 percent level.

Retracement from the current level will be shallow, limited to $1,803.

** Wang Tao is a Reuters market analyst for commodities and energy technicals. The views expressed are his own.

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