9
April
PRECIOUS-Gold rises to near 3-month high; ETF strikes record
9 April 2010 Ninemsn
* Gold firms to highest in nearly three months
* Silver, PGMs near recent highs
* Coming Up: U.S. wholesale inventories for Feb; 1400 GMT (Updates prices)
By Lewa Pardomuan
SINGAPORE, April 9 (Reuters) - Gold climbed to its highest in almost three months in thin trade on Friday, while holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust struck a record on safe-haven buying prompted by volatile currencies and Greek debt woes.
Bullion, which was heading for its biggest weekly gain since early January, has also benefited from expectations of low interest rates in the United States, though a firm dollar could still ignite selling. Gold in euro terms held near a record.
