Gold Looked To As Haven, Touches New Records – 27 December, 2018

Gold futures reached a six month high with the precious metal set to have the biggest monthly gain in two years as U.S. stocks and Washington shutdown helping push gold back in the game to be looked at as a haven. For December, gold is up over 3.8 percent, in line for a biggest monthly advance since January 2017 and touching a six month high. Gold futures for the month of February jumped 0.1 percent higher settling at $1,273 per ounce.