Spot gold continued to plummet on Friday (165438+1October 1 1), and the lowest intraday price in the US market fell to 1224.52 USD/oz, with a short-term straight dive, with a drop of more than 2%, close to a half-year low. According to the Zero Hedge financial blog, during the opening of the US stock market on Friday, more than 85,000 gold futures contracts with a value of $654.38+000 billion were sold, and the price of gold dropped directly from 654.38+0260 to below 654.38+0230.