China's central bank buys gold for eighth months in June

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 07/07/25 04:20 AM EDT

BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - China's gold reserves stood at 73.90 million fine troy ounces at the end of June, up from 73.83 million at the end of May, as the central bank bought the precious metal for an eighth straight month.

China's gold reserves were valued at $242.93 billion at the end of last month, up from $241.99 billion at the end of May, central bank data showed on Monday. (Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Liz Lee; Editing by Louise Heavens)

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