Bengaluru — Gold prices rose to a more than seven-year high on Tuesday on rising fears of a steeper economic downturn and amid huge liquidity measures by global central banks.

Spot gold gained 0.2% to $1,716.76 an ounce by 4.21am GMT, having touched its highest since November 2012 at $1,725.10 earlier in the session. US gold futures rose 0.9% to $1,777.40...

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