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Gold futures rose Monday morning and came within close range of $600 an ounce, supported by the latest developments related to North Korea and its nuclear activities and weakness in the U.S. dollar.
Gold for December delivery was last up $4.70 at $597.40 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange after trading as high as $598.50.
Gold has found further support overnight following the U.N.'s decision to impose sanctions against North Korea.
The increase in tensions between the U.N. and North Korea will likely be a supporting factor in the coming days/weeks, particularly if the sabre rattling intensifies. "
The United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted on sanctions against North Korea in response to its claim to have conducted a nuclear test.
The U.N. is demanding that Pyongyang get rid of all its nuclear weapons and has imposed an embargo on hardware including tanks, warships, combat airplanes and missiles.
North Korea rejected the move, its ambassador criticized the move as "gangster-like." and later walked out of the Security Council . |
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