| Gold prices ended higher Wednesday, as investors hunkered down for drawn-out debt negotiations with Greece, boosting demand for the precious metal as a safe-haven asset. Gold for April delivery, the most actively traded contract, rose $4.20, or 0.3%, to close at $1,264.50 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
After a friendly reception in France and Italy earlier this week, Greece’s newly elected leaders are meeting with more skeptical politicians in Belgium and Germany, where they hope to press the European government into easing terms of the country’s international bailout...............................................Full Article: Source
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