As a result of the renewed lifting of futures bonds for precious metals by the Chiffon firm, the price of precious metals fell by over 9 per cent in the daytime, over $71 per ounce in the New York period, $5 per day in the daytime in cash, $71.14 per ounce in cash, $50 in cash and $4323 per ounce in cash. The spot gold dropped by 7 per cent, now at $1507 per ounce and once by over 12 per cent, now at 1962 dollars/ounces.