Spot gold extended losses, slipping below $4,340/oz and down 1.40% on the day. Spot silver plunged 4.00% intraday to $64.55/oz.

Spot gold fell nearly $20 intraday, down 1.00% on the day, trading at $4,357.04/oz.

China’s seventh national organized centralized volume-based procurement for medical consumables opens for bidding in Tianjin today. The round targets gastrointestinal interventional consumables and includes 23 product types covering GI polypectomy and biliary‑pancreatic intervention consumables. Contract terms are about three years. Procurement rules have been optimized with an emphasis on clinical stability and quality, and measures to curb internal price competition and prevent bid collusion while accommodating diverse clinical demand and industry quality development.