Capital Gold Group Report: GOLD ENDS AT RECORD CLOSE AS DOLLAR SLUMPS

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold finished at a new record closing level on Tuesday, after earlier hitting a record intra-day high of $1,045 an ounce, as the dollar slumped on a report suggesting the end of dollar-based oil trading and Australia hiked interest rates. Gold for December delivery gained $21.90, or 2.2%, to end at $1,039.70 an ounce, a new record closing level. It earlier reached a high of $1,045.0 an ounce, topping the previous record of $1,033.90 in March 2008.