Gold
advanced to the highest in a month as traders scaled back bets on a
U.S. interest-rate increase in September after Federal Reserve officials
said they needed more evidence that the economy is strengthening.
Gold
futures for December delivery rose 2.2 percent to settle at $1,153.20
an ounce at 1:42 p.m.on the Comex in New York. Prices rose to $1,153.70,
the highest for a most-active contract since July 15.
Most
Fed officials in July “judged that the conditions for policy firming
had not yet been achieved,’ the minutes showed. Holdings in
bullion-backed exchange-traded products rose 3.4 metric tons to 1,514.6
tons Wednesday, data compiled by Bloomberg show. They’re still near the
lowest since 2009.
Silver
futures for December delivery gained 2.2 percent to $15.562 an ounce on
the Comex. On the New York Mercantile exchange, platinum and palladium
rose.
Source: Bloomberg
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