(Gold: lower. After coming in for early support on news of strike action affecting mines belonging to gold fields of South Africa, values declined in line with platinum and New York advices as miners were encouraged to return to work by management promises of negotiation. The fall in oil prices also brought pressure to bear but good resistance at around the 400 dollars per ounce level permitted a brief rally. However, values suffered a late decline to below 400 dollars per ounce in line with New York as the dollar strengthened on news of a decline in the U. S. budget trade and a cut in the bank of Japan’s discount rate.)What meaning does the word “advice” carry in the given context? And what were “New Yorkadvices”?
【正确答案】：When “advice” is used in its plural form, it refers to news from a distance, esp. commercial. “New York advices” were some news reports on the business developments of the New York Exchange.
