Gold firms as Mideast woes, election uncertainty lift prices
Gold prices edged up on Friday after recovering from a profit-taking bout as Middle East tensions and U.S. election jitters supported prices, while palladium prices extended gains to 10-month highs.
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,741.50 per ounce by 01:44 p.m. ET (1744 GMT). Prices hit a record $2,758.37 on Wednesday and logged a third straight weekly gain.
U.S. gold futures settled 0.2% higher at $2,754.60.
The fact that maybe something is going to happen this weekend between Israel and Iran could have triggered some safe-haven buying going into the weekend, said Bob Haberkorn, senior market strategist at RJO Futures.
At least nine Palestinians were killed and several wounded in an Israeli air strike on Al-Shati, medics told Reuters.
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