Precious metals soar on falling US dollar
Admin - Sep 22, 08
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September 22, 2008 (Reuters) - Gold and the other precious metals soared on Monday as the dollar wilted against the euro and the yen, boosting bullion's
appeal as a currency hedge.Spot gold rose more than 2 percent to a session high of $894.10 an ounce, silver rose 6.5 percent to $13.37 while platinum and palladium rose 6 percent and more than 8 percent respectively to their intraday peaks.
Spot gold settled back to trade at $889.80/891.40 at 10:13 a.m. EDT, up from $871.25 at the nominal New York close on Friday. Spot silver was trading at $13.25/13.32, against $12.55.
Spot platinum was at $1,205/1,225 an ounce against $1,134.50, while palladium was at $252.50/260.50 against $231.00