HIBAPRESS – Agencies
Gold prices rose by more than 2 percent today, Wednesday, exceeding the $5,000 per ounce barrier, and continuing its best performance since 2008 in the previous session.
Thus, the price of gold in spot transactions rose 2.2 percent to $5044.74 per ounce, after jumping to 5.9 percent yesterday, Tuesday, which is its largest daily gain since November 2008, while it had reached a record level of $5594.82 last Thursday.
Also, US gold futures for April rose 2.7 percent to $5067 per ounce.
The price of silver in spot transactions rose 2.1 percent to $86.92 per ounce, reaching a record level of $121.64 on Thursday.
As for other precious metals, the price of platinum in spot transactions rose 2.3 percent to $2260.50 per ounce after recording its highest level ever at $2918.80 on January 26, while the price of palladium rose by approximately 3 percent to $1782.85.
