Gold ends higher as stocks sink, dollar firms (GoldCore Quoted)

21 October 2009  MarketWatch

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Gold finished slightly higher after a volatile session, as the dollar hovered near 14-month lows and crude oil futures touched a new high for the year above $80 a barrel.

Gold for December delivery rose 50 cents, or 0.05%, to end at $1,058.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. It earlier rose to a high of $1,066.20 an ounce. The thinly traded October contract also gained 0.05% to finish at $1,057.80.

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Analysts at GoldCore believe that any dip in gold prices will be short-lived.

"Buying of physical remains robust on all price dips and this bodes well for further record highs in the short term," said Daniel Stokes, analyst at GoldCore, in a note.

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