Gold slips due to dollar strength, but is up 17% for the year so far
Silver fell 1.6%, platinum 0.6% — on track for its worst week in nearly two months — and palladium slipped 1%
27 September 2019 - 15:18
Bengaluru — Gold slipped by 1% to a one-week low on Friday and was heading for its worst week in six-months as investors sought safety in the dollar, lifting the currency to multi-week highs.
Spot gold was down 0.8% at $1,493.70 an ounce by 11.39am GMT after touching its lowest since September 19 at $1,490.20. The metal has retreated by nearly 1.5% over the week. US gold futures dipped nearly 1% to $1,500.80...
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