Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:54am EST NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) - U.S. gold futures hit a recordhigh near $1,120 an ounce on Wednesday, boosted by a dollardecline and strong investment demand spurred by renewedinterest by central banks toward bullion.
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GOLD
* COMEX December gold GCZ9 up $14.60, or 1.3 percent, at$1,117.10 an ounce at 10:14 a.m. EST (1514 GMT) on the New YorkMercantile Exchange.
* Range spanned $1,105.60 to $1,119.10 -- an all-timehigh.
* Gold, equities and other commodities rose sharply as thedollar fell to a 15-month low against major currencies.
* Euro rises above $1.50 against the dollar, lendingsupport to gold and other dollar-denominated commodities.
* Downbeat economic views by U.S. Federal Reserve officialsand bullish Chinese economic data increase risk appetite.
* Low U.S. interest rates, economic uncertainty andgeopolitical tension should support gold - MF Global.
* Gold-to-oil ratio down at 13.87 against 13.98 -- a latequote from the previous session.
* COMEX estimated 10 a.m. volume at 105,931 lots.
* Spot gold XAU= at $1,115.80 an ounce, compared with$1,105.30 late in the previous session in New York.
* London's afternoon gold fix XAUFIX= at $1,115.25 anounce.
SILVER
* December silver SIZ9 up 48.80 cents, or 2.8 percent, at$17.710 an ounce, up with gold and other precious metals.
* Range from $17.330 to $17.725.
* COMEX estimated 10 a.m. volume at 25,249 lots.
* Spot silver XAG= was at $17.65, against $17.32 in theprevious session in New York.
* London silver fix XAGFIX= at $17.630.
PLATINUM
* January platinum PLF0 up $27.90, or 2.1 percent, at$1,379.10 an ounce on investment buying, tagging on gold'sstrength.
* Spot platinum XPT= $1,365 an ounce.
PALLADIUM
* December palladium PAZ9 up $11.30, or 3.4 percent, at$346.50 an ounce, tracking platinum.
* Spot palladium XPD= $344.65 an ounce.Prices at 10:15 a.m. EST (1515 GMT)
Last Change Pct 2008 YTD
Chg Close % ChgUS gold GCZ9 1117.50 15.00 1.4 884.30 26.4US silver SIZ9 17.710 0.488 2.8 11.295 56.8US platinum PLF0 1374.60 23.40 1.7 941.50 46.0US palladium PAZ9 346.90 11.70 3.5 188.70 83.8Gold XAU= 1116.80 11.50 1.0 878.20 27.2Silver XAG= 17.68 0.36 2.1 11.30 56.5Platinum XPT= 1368.10 18.60 1.4 924.50 48.0Palladium XPD= 343.50 12.00 3.6 184.50 86.2Gold Fix XAUFIX= 1115.25 0.50 0.0 836.50 33.3Silver Fix XAGFIX= 17.63 37.00 2.1 14.76 19.4Platinum Fix XPTFIX= 1365.00 0.00 0.0 1529.00 -10.7Palladium Fix XPDFIX= 340.00 2.00 0.6 365.00 -6.8 (Reporting by Frank Tang; Editing by Lisa Shumaker) Capital Gold Group, gold group, gold, gold prices, gold news, gold coins, gold bullion, gold IRA, IRA gold
