LBMA Fix
AM and PM reference levels in USD, EUR, and GBP.
THE MORNING METALS DESK
Precious-metals intelligence before quotes move.
Gold, silver, PGMs, currencies, physical premiums, and benchmark signals in one daily desk brief for jewellers, dealers, refiners, and analysts.
Spot tape
Physical premium
Morning brief
SIGNAL BOARD
Drag the market tape.
Move through the signals Lufroma watches each morning: benchmarks, physical premiums, currency pressure, flows, and inventory context.
India Premium
IBJA retail rates against converted London benchmark.
Dubai Retail
AED-linked local price movement beside India parity.
Gold/Silver Ratio
The relative value signal traders keep coming back to.
ETF Flow
Paper-market pressure against physical buying context.
Vault Holdings
London inventory shifts that frame physical availability.
Market pulse
One board for the morning move.
Metals · monthly move
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Currency pressure changes the local quote even when spot is quiet.
Silver underperformance can change desk positioning quickly.
The morning document.
LUFROMADaily Brief
Spot prices · Market snapshot
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Global precious metals intelligence
LBMA fixes, London vault data, cross-market premium signals, and multi-currency analytics. For jewellers, refiners, dealers, and analysts worldwide.
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Lead read
Gold and silver face heavy sell-off as hawkish macro pressure builds.
The precious metals complex is under pressure as oil, inflation fears, rate expectations, and geopolitics combine into a tougher setup for non-yielding assets.
Macro setup
Crude above $107 + inflation fears + rate-hike expectations = gold headwinds.
Spot prices
Four metals. Six currencies.
Regional spreads
LBMA to Mumbai to Dubai.
Gold/silver ratio
The number the trade watches.
Physical premium
Where the real price lives.
ETF flows
Daily positioning.
Currency overlay
Your currency. Your price.
Live Prices.
XAU/USDXAG/USDXPT/USDXPD/USDEURGBPINR
Analyst notes.
Gold notesIndia premiumVaultsFXETF flowsMacroDealer watch
Jewelry Business Intelligence.
Gold outlookConsumer trendsRetail growthStore operations
Trade calendar
Where the market gathers next.
Official industry dates for metals desks, jewellers, refiners, dealers, and analysts to watch.
JCK Las Vegas
Las Vegas · Jewellery trade
IIJS Bharat Premiere
Mumbai · India jewellery market
Vicenzaoro September
Vicenza · Jewellery supply chain
CIBJO Congress
Vicenza · Standards and responsible sourcing
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong
Hong Kong · Global jewellery sourcing
Istanbul Jewelry Show
Istanbul · Gold, silver, gems and technology
LBMA/LPPM Global Precious Metals Conference
Sorrento · Precious metals market
Dubai Precious Metals Conference
Dubai · Refiners, traders, banks and regulators
Gold. Silver. Platinum. Palladium.
Spot prices in USD. Updated daily.
| Metal | Symbol | USD / oz | EUR / oz | GBP / oz | Change | Prev close | Day range |
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USD/EUR/GBP prices via Yahoo Finance futures and open.er-api.com. LBMA AM/PM fix sourced from prices.lbma.org.uk. Indicative, not a regulated benchmark. For informational purposes only.
IBJA Gold Rates
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IBJA indicative retail selling rates (PM). Per gram. Excludes 3% GST and making charges. Source: ibja.co
Source: Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (gjepc.org). Updated monthly.
Journal
Market notes with a sharper edge.
Short reads on price, premium, flow, and the signal beneath the headline.
Today's market in context.
Live intelligence on gold, silver, and the signals that move the trade, updated daily.
Jewelry Business Intelligence
Insights for the trade.
Researched reads on the forces shaping gold, retail, and the jewellery business. No fluff — every market claim tied to a source.
Analytics.
Derived signals from live pipeline, updated daily.
60d range loading
Long-term average ~65. Above 80 historically favours silver.
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Price above MA = momentum positive. Below = caution. 60-day window.
Annualized loading
Daily return histogram. Annualized using √252 scaling.
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Monthly · tonnes
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Positive = price rose intraday. Proxy for London session direction.
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LBMA AM converted at USD/INR. Per 10g. Trade reference only.
Daily build from Yahoo Finance, LBMA, IBJA, GJEPC, open.er-api.com.
Tools
Built for the trade.
Live calculators for jewellers, dealers, and expats, powered by today's prices.
Weight × purity × live spot, with market value and typical buyback in your currency.
Currency
Where are you selling?
Enter weight above to calculate.
Based on live gold spot price (Yahoo Finance, refreshed every 60s). Buyback % reflects typical market norms — actual offers vary by region and jeweller.
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Benchmarks
Reference prices, fixes, and ratios.
Benchmark surfaces for desks that watch London, futures, India, and cross-currency parity together.
LBMACOMEXIBJAGold/SilverUSD FixAM/PM
AM and PM fix
London benchmark levels, intraday spread, and multi-currency reference values.
Ratio pressure
Gold/silver ratio, daily silver move, and London reference alignment.
Parity watch
Local landed price compared with benchmark gold converted into INR.
COMEX context
Futures high, low, previous close, and the live spot direction traders quote against.
Vaults
London vault holdings and physical stock signals.
Monthly metal held in London vaults, tracked against price action and physical-market pressure.
London VaultsLBMAGold tonnesSilver tonnesMoM
9,372t reference
Latest London gold vault level with month-on-month movement.
27,453t reference
Silver inventory can reveal stress or comfort in physical availability.
Inventory pressure
Vault moves are read beside premium, ETF, and futures positioning.
Premium Watch
India, Dubai, and local-market spread intelligence.
Physical premiums make the real price visible beyond the headline spot quote.
IBJADubai GoldRBI FXImport dutyRetail parityAED
IBJA versus LBMA
Local 999 gold compared with London benchmark converted at USD/INR.
Retail spread watch
AED-linked view of theoretical UAE landed price against India reference.
Policy overlay
Import duty changes, GST context, and premium pressure for dealers.
Quote discipline
Premium movement helps jewellers and dealers protect margin in fast markets.
Currencies
One metal price, many local realities.
USD, EUR, GBP, INR, AED, CNY, JPY, and CHF views for cross-border metals teams.
USDEURGBPINRAEDCNYJPYCHF
India quote lens
Spot converted into per-gram and per-10g references for local trade context.
London cross-rate
European and UK references beside the USD benchmark.
Dubai comparison
A practical overlay for UAE versus India retail pricing.
Flows
ETF, futures, trade, and physical-market flow.
Signals that explain whether price action has institutional, physical, or currency support.
GLDSLVPPLTPALLGJEPCCOMEXETF Flows
Positioning pulse
Fund-linked pressure across gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.
GJEPC exports
Gem and jewellery trade flow context for India-linked demand.
Range behaviour
Day range and prior close reveal how much of the move is tradable.
Reports
Desk-ready market briefs and watchlists.
Pages for the way metals teams actually work: morning checks, premium reviews, and decision notes.
Morning briefDealer watchRefiner noteJeweller marginMacro lens
Before quotes move
Spot, fix, currency, premium, and risk points in one desk note.
London session read
AM/PM spread, futures range, and follow-through in Europe.
Positioning review
Vault, ETF, premium, and macro watchpoints for the week ahead.
Gold Desk
Gold price intelligence across benchmark and local markets.
Spot, LBMA fix, India parity, vault holdings, and currency overlays for the main metal.
XAU/USDLBMA GoldIBJA 999London VaultsINR / 10g
LBMA fix
AM and PM gold fix values act as the anchor for the daily read.
India premium
IBJA 999 tells whether local pricing is above or below parity.
Vault pressure
London gold stock provides the institutional physical backdrop.
Silver Desk
Silver through ratio, volatility, and physical stock.
Silver needs its own lens: ratio behaviour, London stock, and sharper daily percentage moves.
XAG/USDLBMA SilverGold/SilverSLVVault silver
Relative value
The gold/silver ratio shows whether silver is being treated as beta or ballast.
Sharper moves
Silver can move faster than gold and needs disciplined range context.
London stock
Vault holdings add physical-market texture to the screen price.
PGM Desk
Platinum and palladium for specialist desks.
Industrial-linked metals need their own watch: range, demand sensitivity, and relative pressure.
XPT/USDXPD/USDPPLTPALLAuto demand
Positioning watch
Useful for premium positioning and slow-moving exposure.
Selective demand
Auto-linked demand keeps the signal different from gold and silver.
Day high/low
Large intraday ranges matter for liquidity and quote timing.
Sources
The reference stack behind Lufroma.
Transparent source labels make the product feel serious and auditable.
Yahoo FinanceLBMAIBJAGJEPCopen.er-apiNews RSS
Yahoo futures
GC, SI, PL, and PA futures are used for live market movement.
LBMA
Official gold and silver fix data plus London vault holdings.
IBJA and GJEPC
Retail gold rate and trade statistics for local demand context.
Methodology
How signals become desk-ready context.
Lufroma combines benchmark data, currency conversion, regional premium math, and historical checks.
ValidationCross-checkParityHistoryFreshness
One unit base
Prices are normalized around USD per troy ounce before conversion.
Local lenses
FX overlays translate global movement into local trading reality.
Range checks
Benchmark divergence, premium range, and data freshness checks reduce obvious errors.
About Lufroma
The brief the trade should have had years ago.
The precious metals trade runs on information that arrives too late. Lufroma publishes earlier.
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What we publish
Spot prices, regional spreads, physical premiums, ETF flows, and currency data across the world's major trading hubs.
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Who we serve
Jewellers, bullion dealers, refiners, exporters, and trade analysts globally — spanning LBMA benchmarks, Asian market signals, and cross-border trade flows.
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All content is informational only. Nothing published constitutes financial or investment advice. Prices are indicative and not a regulated benchmark.
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