Recently, the international gold price has continued to decline, and the London gold spot price has hit a record high of 2431.78 US dollars / ounce on April 12, and then launched a shock adjustment, and on May 3, it once hit a new low since April 5, during which the cumulative maximum decline reached 6.36%. Affected by the decline in international gold prices during the May Day holiday, terminal gold prices and sales also fell significantly.
The reporter visited and saw that on May 6, the gold price of Shenzhen Shuibei market was 546 yuan per gram, which was a lot lower than the highest 580 yuan per gram, and the sales exhibition hall was relatively deserted. Merchants told reporters that the number of individual customers, purchasing agents, and wholesalers who have come to Shuibei has decreased recently, and the decrease in popularity is very obvious. Liu Chaoli, a merchant, told reporters that this year's "May Day" holiday was the weakest year for his business in recent years.
Liu Chaoli, a gold merchant in Shuibei, Shenzhen, Guangdong: This year, sales fell by nearly 40% to 50% compared with the same period last year, and now the gold price is so high. Now the gram weight is mainly light, young and fashionable styles.
When the reporter saw Ms. Zheng, she was restocking at the gold counter. Ms. Zheng, a wholesaler from Jilin, told reporters that the gold sales in the store during the "May Day" period were not ideal, and this replenishment was to pick some fashionable jewelry to attract consumers.
Ms. Zheng, a wholesaler in Jilin: In the past, the goods were more than ten kilograms, and the style would not be so fine. Now the style will be very cautious when buying one or two kilograms, and each style will be targeted to compare styles, and labor costs will be considered.
The reporter found that although the market performance of the "May Day" holiday was average, as Mother's Day approached this week, "Mother's Day"-related gold products were favored.
Zhou Jiaxin, a gold merchant in Shuibei, Shenzhen, Guangdong: It's almost Mother's Day, and Mother's Day products will sell better, such as Mother's Day gold banknotes and small rose ornaments, and this kind of sales will rise by about 30% to 50%.