At a new record level… gold prices exceed the $4,900 barrier

Gold prices rose today, Friday, to A new record level, exceeding the barrier of $4,900 per ounce for the first time in its history.
Gold jumped in spot transactions to a record peak of $4,904.66 per ounce by 17:50 GMT, while US contracts Gold futures for February delivery rose 1.2% to reach $4,896.2 an ounce.
As for other precious metals, silver rose in Spot transactions increased by 3.5% to reach $96.45, platinum in spot transactions jumped by about 4% to reach $2580.1 per ounce, and palladium rose by 2.9% to reach $1892.55.

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