Source:
https://scmp.com/business/article/1241439/plunge-gold-price-puts-bad-idea-out-its-misery
Business

Plunge in gold price puts a bad idea out of its misery

After volumes in the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange's gold futures contracts collapsed, cessation of trading was a foregone conclusion

It looks as if the 20 per cent fall in the price of gold over the past six months has put the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange out of its misery.

As speculators fled the precious metals markets, volumes in the exchange's two gold and silver futures contracts collapsed.