08.11.2012 - Gold enjoys Obama victory bounce
Gold continued to move higher on Wednesday morning on the expectation that the US will continue to provide monetary stimulus after Barack Obama won a second term as president. Spot gold was quoted at $1,725.64/1,726.21 per ounce, up $14.63 on the close and having peaked at $1,729.85 earlier. It broke back up through $1,700 yesterday afternoon - it has gained around $40 in the past 17 hours or so - after early exit polls suggested that Republican challenger Mitt Romney would fail to unseat Obama. "An Obama victory was perceived to be good for gold and so it has turned out to be," David Govett, head of precious metals at Marex Spectron, said...............................................Full Article: Source
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