Price of gold jumps $10 per ounce on session
by Brian Turner
The price of gold added $10.20 on Friday to $689.90 per troy ounce after June contracts went as high as $690.50 per troy ounce earlier in the day. Spot gold was at $684.30/$684.80 per troy ounce, much higher than Thursday’s late quote. The afternoon fix in London was at $681.75. Gold prices were 1.5 percent higher on the week.
May silver added nearly 24 cents to trade at $14.090 per troy ounce, a gain of 1.7 percent. Spot silver was quoted at $14.04/$14.09. In London, the afternoon fix was set at $13.880 per troy ounce.
July platinum added $6.90 to $1,286.40 per troy ounce after going as high as $1,289 per troy ounce earlier, while June palladium was $6.75 higher to $381.05 per troy ounce.
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