Gold holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest exchange-traded fund backed by bullion, increased 6.04 metric tons to 1,288.74 metric tons as of March 26, according to figures on the company’s website.

Gold futures for April delivery rose $8.30, or 0.5 percent, to $1,655.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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                      March 26    March 23    March 22    March 21    March 20
                          2012        2012        2012        2012        2012
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Troy ounces held    41,434,142  41,239,868  41,239,868  41,482,720  41,482,720
 Daily change          194,274           0    -242,851           0     -97,143
 30 day average     41,412,176  41,401,363  41,396,703  41,390,746  41,376,694
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Metric tons held      1,288.74    1,282.69    1,282.69    1,290.25    1,290.25
 Daily change             6.04        0.00       -7.55        0.00       -3.02
 30-day average       1,288.05    1,287.72    1,287.57    1,287.39    1,286.95

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                      March 26    March 23    March 22    March 21    March 20
                          2012        2012        2012        2012        2012
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Daily change              0.5%        0.0%       -0.6%        0.0%       -0.2%
Five day change          -0.5%       -0.4%       -0.3%       -0.1%       -0.1%
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NOTE: Five day change is the average of the most recent five-days’
holdings compared to the average of the previous five days.

SOURCE: http://www.spdrgoldshares.com

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