Gold bounced back on Monday with the market inching towards last session's nine-week high as pressure on Asian stock markets triggered safe-haven bids for the metal. Gold climbed to its highest since early November on Friday, adding more than 4 percent to its value this year, as concerns over the Chinese economy and tumbling stock markets boosted the safe-haven appeal of the precious metal.
Investment appetite for bullion showed signs of picking up last week. Holdings of the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, New York-listed SPDR Gold Shares, rose 4.2 tonnes on Thursday, data from the fund showed...............................................Full Article: Source
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