Kuala lumpur: Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher today, tracking the strength in the US COMEX gold market. At the close, the spot-month August 2025 contract increased to US$3,384.60 per troy ounce from US$3,378.60 on Tuesday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the September 2025 contract rose to US$3,390.0 per troy ounce from Tuesday’s close of US$3,384.0, while October 2025 strengthened to US$3,419.50 from US$3,413.50 and November 2025 advanced to US$3,436.30 from US$3,430.30. The December 2025, February 2026, and April 2026 contracts all settled higher at US$3,456.70 per troy ounce compared with US$3,450.70 on Tuesday.

Trading volume declined to four lots from Tuesday’s 12 lots, while open interest improved to 36 contracts from 32 contracts previously. Physical gold was priced at US$3,367.10 per troy ounce based on the London Bullion Market Association’s afternoon fix on Aug 26.