It's a non-stop race for gold. The push from central banks, in particular the Chinese one which has been buying continuously - according to Bloomberg - for 17 months, has brought the price up to 2,368 dollars an ounce.
Now the contract for June has lost slightly strength but still marks an increase of 0.36% to 2,353.8 dollars an ounce.
The price of the metal for immediate delivery is instead at 2,333.7 dollars per ounce, with a gain in this case of 0.17%.
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