Gold rises above US$2,000 an ounce on soaring Ukraine fears

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7 Mar 2022 • 12:39 PM MYT
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Gold hit a peak of US$2,000.86 an ounce, its highest level since September 2020. — Reuters pic

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HONG KONG, March 7 — Gold rose to more than US$2,000 (RM8,357) in Asian trade this morning as investors fled to the safe-haven commodity over fears about the impact of the Ukraine war on the global economy.

The precious metal hit a peak of US$2,000.86 an ounce, its highest level since September 2020.

Traders have been sent running to safety as Russia continues with its invasion of Ukraine, which has battered equity markets and sent oil prices to a near 14-year high, adding further upward pressure to already high inflation. — AFP