Only a break above $1,761 could signal the completion of the wave C. On the daily chart, gold is still testing the support at $1,723, the 76.4% projection level of a downward wave C from $1,959.01.
Meanwhile, Dalian's most-active soyoil contract fell 1%, while its palm oil contract slipped 3.5%. Soyoil prices on the Chicago Board of Trade were down 1.1%.
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The most-traded April copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange advanced 0.8% to 68,110 yuan ($10,541.71) a tonne, having hit its highest since August 2011 at 68,880 yuan a tonne earlier in the session.
Based on the drop from this high to the Feb. 19 low of $58.59, oil is supposed to rise to $65.61. A break above $62.08 could signal the continuation of the uptrend.
Support is at 3,624 ringgit, a break below which could cause a fall into the 3,466-3,545 ringgit range. On the daily chart, the contract may break a resistance at 3,581 ringgit, following its failure on Feb. 15.
The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange rose 74 ringgit, or 2.1%, to 3,618 ringgit ($895.32) a tonne during early trade.
"Premiums were adjusted down since the benchmark prices in London rose," the trader said. "Even so, it is hard to export since the stockpile is too low and mini harvest hasn't come yet."