London - Sana
Gold prices rose today after hitting the lowest level in a month and a half, supported by the chances of approving a huge US package for relief from the repercussions of the Coronavirus, which overshadowed the rise of the dollar and strengthened the metal's attractiveness.
Reuters reported that the spot price of gold was up 0.5 percent to 1836.29 dollars an ounce, after falling to 1809.90 dollars, its lowest level since the second of last December.
US gold futures rose 0.4 percent to $ 80.1836 an ounce.
In other precious metals, silver rose 1.2 percent to $ 25.03 an ounce, platinum rose 0.7 percent to $ 1081.10, while palladium rose 0.3 percent to $ 2389.82 an ounce.
