Exchange prices for gold and silver have updated historical records

Exchange prices for gold and silver reached new record levels, exceeding the levels of $4,6 thousand and $83 per troy ounce for the first time in history. This was confirmed on January 12 by data from the Comex exchange.

So, as of 8:09 Moscow time, the February gold contract on the New York stock Exchange rose in price by $80.55, which corresponds to an increase of 1.79%, and was trading at $4,581.45 per ounce. In addition, during trading, the price of the precious metal rose even higher, reaching $4,612.4.

At the same time, silver also showed growth. March futures rose by 5.27% and were trading at $83.522 per ounce.

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On January 9, the exchange price of gold exceeded $4,500 per troy ounce for the first time in history. At that time, the price of silver futures was at $79.5 with an increase of 5.83%.

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