Gold gains on fears of mounting US-China trade tensions
Global trade tensions curb risk appetite increasing the appeal of safe-haven bullion; silver and platinum are up slightly with palladium flat
12 June 2019 - 15:09
Bengaluru — Gold prices gained on Wednesday after hitting a one-week low in the previous session, as fears of escalating US-China trade tensions curbed risk appetite and increased the appeal of safe-haven bullion.
Spot gold was up 0.6% at $1,334.80 an ounce as of 11.34am GMT, its biggest one-day percentage gain since June 3, after falling as low as $1,319.35 on Tuesday. US gold futures were 0.6% higher at $1,339.7 an ounce...
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