Gold rises to six-year high on US-Iran tensions
Dovish central bank signals also supported gold, which has seen its best week in more than three years
21 June 2019 - 16:49
Bengaluru — Gold prices climbed to a near six-year high on Friday, surpassing the key $1,400 level on dovish signals from major central banks and rising dispute between the US and Iran.
Spot gold was up 0.5% at $1,394.26 an ounce at 12.40pm GMT, after earlier hitting its highest since September 2013 at $1,410.78. US gold futures rose 0.2% to $1,399.4 per ounce...
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