LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices retreated from an earlier two-week high in Europe on Wednesday as persistent concerns over Europe's finances hurt the euro and weighed on stock markets, while supply upsets in major producer South Africa lifted ...

While gold went up almost 1 percent, platinum rallied 2 percent on supply concerns driven by a labor dispute in South Africa, the world's top platinum producer. Platinum's unusual price discount to gold was cut to $50 from as much as $220 an ...

Gold prices were making modest gains Wednesday as investors continued buying the metal after Tuesday's Greek bailout-driven surge. Gold (-GC) for April delivery was rising $12.90 at $1,771.40 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. 

GOLD PRICE NEWS – The gold price retreated Wednesday morning, falling $6.70 to $1,753 per ounce.  Today’s small decline in the price of gold follows yesterday’s $24.10, or 1.8% surge amid a broad-based rally in precious metals.  In doing ...

"Consequently, we expect gold prices to continue to rise through 2012, reaching $1,940 an ounce in 12 months, and we continue to recommend a long gold position." Among other precious metals, silver was down 0.5 percent at $34.10 an ounce. Spot platinum was ...

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Gold imports by India are poised to decline for the first time in three years as rising prices deter jewellery buyers and investors, potentially allowing China to overtake the country as the world’s largest consumer. Purchases may drop seven per cent to ...

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Gold imports by India are poised to decline for the first time in three years as rising prices deter jewelry buyers and investors, potentially allowing China to overtake the country as the world’s largest consumer.

Comex gold hits the highest intraday price since mid-November, a move traders attribute to supportive technical signals and demand for alternative assets due to the usual set of worries about a potential euro-zone crisis. “The market has been ...

Gold and silver prices headed lower this morning while platinum and palladium extended their Tuesday rally with fairly hefty additional gains. Gold retreated towards the $1,750 area while silver fell back to near the $34 level as profit-takers ...