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Gold extends rally to Globex, trades above $1,410 Metals Stocks - MarketWatch

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Dec. 5, 2010, 9:33 p.m. EST

Gold extends rally to Globex, trades above $1,410

By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch
TOKYO (MarketWatch) — The most-active futures contract for gold climbed as much as $10 an ounce on Globex by Monday morning in Tokyo, poised to extend last week’s rally as investors sought refuge in the precious metal against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding sovereign debt and U.S. dollar weakness.
The most-active February gold contract climbed as high as $1,416.70 an ounce in electronic trading on Globex. It then pulled back a bit to $1,412.80, trading $6.60 higher in late morning dealings.
The contract had posted a 3.2% gain last week after tacking on nearly $17 on Friday to end at $1,406.20, just short of a fresh closing record. The record close for a front-month contract was $1,410.10 seen in early November. See Friday’s metals story.
The front-month December gold contract was last up $7 at $1,412.40.
“Metals rallied last week as the U.S. dollar turned lower, fears of the sovereign debt crisis intensified after Ireland agreed to a bailout, and some good economic news boosted hopes for increased demand,” Mark Leibovit, chief market strategist for VRTrader.com, said in his VR Gold Letter report dated Monday. “All this uncertainty is driving precious metals higher.”
“Of course, the money creation by the [Federal Reserve] and [European Central Bank] is driving their currencies down and, thus, commodities are rising,” he said.
Adding fuel to the rally was news last week that China’s securities regulator has given the green light to a mutual fund to invest in foreign exchange-traded funds backed by gold. Read more about the gold fund of funds.


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