| Gold bugs must feel like investment road-kill after the precious metal’s brutal sell-off this month. Gold bullion had its biggest two-day fall in 30 years, amid talk of weakening jewellery demand from India and China, and potential forced sales of gold from troubled European countries.
Australian gold stocks tumbled. Led by sharp falls in Newcrest Mining, the S&P / ASX Ordinaries Gold index has slumped 42 per cent over one year, and on a total return basis (including dividend reinvestment) has underperformed the ASX 200 by about 64 per cent...............................................Full Article: Source
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