Gold gains $8 per troy ounce

In the metals markets on Wednesday, gold was better than $8 higher as it traded at $633.20/$633.95 per troy ounce. Base metals prices were again mixed, with nickel and copper both higher but three-month aluminium $4 lower to $2,677 per tonne. Three-month copper added $40 to $5,640 per tonne, while nickel added close to $2,000 to $35,550 late in the day after hitting a record $35,700 per tonne on the London Metal Exchange earlier in the session.