Gold hits record versus euro and franc |
| Financial Post - Sep 27, 2012 |
Gold climbed to a record priced in euros and Swiss francs on concern that central banks’ moves to boost economies will devalue currencies, spurring demand for the metal as an alternative investment.
Bullion for immediate delivery in London reached 1,379.32 euros an ounce and has rallied 14 percent this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Gold priced in dollars rose 13 percent this year to $1,771.30 by 4:49 p.m. local time and is trading 7.8 percent below the all-time high set in September 2011. The commodity set a record 1,667.18 Swiss francs today and peaked in Indian rupees earlier this month.
Bullion, typically priced in dollars, is extending 11 consecutive annual gains as the Federal Reserve announced a third round of quantitative easing and as central banks from Europe to China to Japan also pledged more action this month. Nations from South Korea to Kazakhstan are boosting their gold reserves and metal held in bullion-backed exchange-traded products rose to a record 2,551.9 metric tons valued at $145.3 billion on Sept. 25, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
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- Posted: 2012-09-27 15:04:59
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