Gold Fields downgraded to Hold at HSBC as gold trade ‘looks crowded’
As previously reported, HSBC analyst Shilan Modi downgraded Gold Fields (GFI) to Hold from Buy with a $21 price target The firm thinks South African gold miners’ stocks are pricing in higher-for-longer gold prices, above spot in some cases, but argues that risks look skewed to the downside from current levels as it thinks the “safe-haven” gold trade “looks crowded” given gold’s rally to all-time-highs. Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financia