Gold, platinum near historic highs
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Gold rose on Tuesday and held near an historic high hit the previous day, reflecting investors' interest in the metal as the dollar dropped on expectations of half-percentage-point cut in U.S. rates.
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Gold on Monday hovered below a 28-year high marked last week, supported by safe-haven buying after a sell-off in global stock markets, while Tokyo gold futures sold on a rally in the yen versus the dollar.
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These fast-growing companies make their debut on this year's Platinum 400.
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Gold hit a record high above $900 an ounce on Monday as turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts helped raise the metal the metal's safe-haven appeal.
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Gold surged to a historic high above $910 an ounce, as investors rushed to buy the metal on further weakness in the dollar and expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates.
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Gold hit its highest level in more  than 16 years Tuesday as a steadier dollar failed to cool  worries over the currency's outlook, while Asian stocks gained  after a solid performance on Wall Street.
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Platinum hit another record high on Tuesday on a weaker dollar and a power crisis in South Africa which halted mining production, while silver touched a 27-year high to track firmness in gold.
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Platinum prices hit record levels on rumours a new market indexed to the precious white metal will open.
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Many investors are mystified by gold and aren't warming to it even as prices hit 28-year highs and the world's top producer says market conditions are a positive "perfect storm" for the precious metal.
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The price of platinum struck an historic high nearing 1,900 dollars here Monday on supply disruptions caused by power shortages in South Africa, the white metal's biggest producer, traders said.
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Platinum roared to another record high on Monday as supply concerns in main producer South Africa persisted, lifting sister metal palladium to its best level in six years.
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Gold was on track for its biggest yearly gain since 1979, with prices hovering on Monday about $10 an ounce away from its historic highs.
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HARMONY is set to become the world&#39;s biggest gold producing mining company in just four months. This week Harmony moved closer to successfully concluding its hostile bid for rival Gold Fields.
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Gold hit its latest record on Monday, approaching $900 an ounce as investors sought protection against a potential U.S. recession and a weaker dollar, with Asian stocks steadying after recent sharp losses.
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Spot gold hit a record high at $855.10 an ounce on Wednesday in buying fuelled by a struggling dollar, surging oil and simmering geo-political tensions, traders said.
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Platinum roared to another record  high on Monday as supply concerns persisted in main producer  South Africa, lifting sister-metal palladium to its best level  in six years.
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The price of platinum soared on Thursday past 2,000 dollars an ounce to a record as power shortages affected mining production in South Africa, the biggest supplier of the white precious metal, traders said.