Gold Rises in New York, Erasing Early Decline, as Dollar Falls

14 July 2009  Bloomberg.com

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Gold rebounded in New York as a drop in the dollar increased demand for the precious metal as an alternative to the U.S. currency.

Gold futures for August delivery rose $2.50, or 0.3 percent, to $915 an ounce at 12:05 p.m. on the New York Mercantile Exchange’s Comex division. Earlier, the price dropped as much as 0.6 percent to $907.40. The U.S. Dollar Index fell as much as 0.2 percent after earlier gaining as much as 0.3 percent.

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