Gold battered by stock market worries
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The global flight from risk knocked  precious metals again on Friday, with gold falling below $650  an ounce for the first time in three weeks as shaky global  stock markets prompted investors to reduce positions in  commodities.
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Wall Street pulled back sharply after an unexpected contraction in the service sector rekindled investorsâ worry that the economy is headed for recession.
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Wall Street stocks endured a volatile session on Wednesday in which a $7.9bn writedown at Merrill Lynch revived worries about banks' exposure to risky investments.
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Gold futures dropped more than &#36;5.50 an ounce to two-month lows Thursday as the U.S. dollar rose.
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U.S. shares are expected to fall on   Thursday as investors wrestle with worries about inflation,   interest rates and economic growth, with economically sensitive   sectors such as technology likely to be hurt again.
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The dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday morning. Gold prices fell.
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The share price of Harmony Gold came under pressure today, dipping some 8% after announcing a hostile bid for Gold Fields to create the world&#39;s biggest gold producer.
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Gold mining company stocks fell on  Monday as the price of the metal dropped below $600 per ounce  for the first time in more than two months.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - The global flight from risk knocked gold and silver hard for a third straight day on Friday, with bullion falling below $640 an ounce for the first time in 1-1/2 months as funds and currency investors cashed out on precious metals to pay for losses in other markets.
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A sharp slide in global metals markets hammered industrial and mining stocks such as JFE Holdings and BHP Billiton Thursday, while oil prices crawled back toward record highs.
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Gold retreated after marginally gaining   on Tuesday as investor confidence remained fragile after last   week's huge sell-off and ahead of this week's U.S. Federal   Reserve meeting.
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Northern Rock shares have a turbulent time after a week in which its stock tumbled in the wake of a credit crisis.
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Business & money: Investors ploughed money into metal on back of concerns about dollar weakness and US slowdown
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Gold hit a record near $900 an ounce on Monday as investors sought protection against a potential U.S. recession and a weaker dollar, and Asian stocks remained pinned at more than three-week lows.
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Financial markets endured another nervous session on Monday as investors continued to fret about the outlook for the US economy.
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Fear was back on global stock markets last week as investors worried about the financial and trade imbalances that have built up during years of strong growth for the world economy.
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Gold hit a record high above $900 an ounce on Monday as turmoil in financial markets, expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts and a falling dollar helped raise the metal's safe-haven appeal.