On August 28, MicroSectors Gold Miners 3x Leveraged ETN declined 8.06% in regular trading, trading at $175.42/share, with turnover of $120 million. As a 3x leveraged ETN tracking gold mining stocks, the product amplified the underlying sector's pullback.
On the news front, the gold sector has been under sustained pressure. The US July PCE price index rose 3.7% year-over-year, exceeding market expectations, which pushed US Treasury yields higher and weighed on gold prices. Additionally, reports that the US and Iran have reached consensus on ceasefire agreement terms contributed to fading geopolitical risk premiums, further eroding gold's safe-haven appeal.
Meanwhile, profit divergence among gold mining companies has intensified market concerns. Some miners reported second-quarter net profits plunging over 95% sequentially despite gold prices retreating only about 9%, with sales volumes dropping over 60% and substantial inventory write-downs compounding the disconnect between gold prices and miner profitability.
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