Kuala lumpur: Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives finished higher on Tuesday despite the weakness in the US COMEX market. At the close, the spot-month February 2026 contract increased to US$5,176.00 per troy ounce from US$5,157.80 yesterday. March rose to US$5,193.00 per troy ounce from US$5,174.80 on Monday, while both April and May improved to US$5,210.80 per troy ounce from US$5,192.60.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the June and August 2026 contracts also settled higher at US$5,244.70 per troy ounce, up from US$5,226.50 previously. Trading volume increased to 15 lots from six lots on Monday, while open interest rose to 98 contracts from 91 contracts previously.

Physical gold was fixed at US$5,191.40 per troy ounce at the London Bullion Market Association afternoon fix on Feb 23, 2026.