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Gold prices rose to their highest level in six weeks after gold buying, boosted by a surge in infections of the mutated Omicron strain of the Corona virus, counterbalanced pressure from rising US Treasury yields.
Reuters reported that there was little change in the price of gold in spot transactions, recording $1826.58 an ounce, while US gold futures fell 0.1 percent to $1826.70.
As for other precious metals, silver fell 0.5% in spot transactions to $23.15 an ounce, and platinum rose 0.4 percent to $966.00.
Palladium rose 0.4 percent to $1899.81 an ounce.
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