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Gold prices rose to their highest levels in nearly a week today, as the dollar fell, while fears about a delay in developing a vaccine for the Corona virus pushed investors towards the metal as a safe haven.
Reuters reported that the spot price of gold rose 0.7 percent to 1945.20 dollars an ounce, offsetting its early losses.
The US gold futures contract increased 0.6 percent to determine the settlement price at 1954.90 dollars.
Among the other precious metals, platinum jumped 1.8 percent to $ 917.32 an ounce, the price of silver rose 0.7 percent to $ 26.88, and palladium rose 0.8 percent to $ 2292.98.
