Base metals prices up on inventories

Gold was up $13 on Friday to $665 per troy ounce in late afternoon trade in London, after reaching as much as $667 per troy ounce earlier in the day. Gold added 5 percent during the week.

Base metals also saw prices go up. Nickel added $450 on Friday and gained 7 percent over the week as spot prices hit $29,000 per tonne and three-month prices were at $25,700 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange. Copper gained $160 on Friday to $8,080 per tonne, the first time copper has breached that level since May. Again, low stockpiles helped prices rise.