| Gold prices continued to plunge Friday, despite the market turmoil that often drives investors to the traditional safe haven. Gold tumbled $101.90, or 5.9%, in regular trading to $1,639.80 an ounce. It's the second straight day of steep declines for the precious metal.
According to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Friday marked the first $100 daily price drop since Jan. 22, 1980, when gold plunged $143.50 to $682 the day after having spiked to a record high..............................................Full Article: Source
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