Gold prices jumped 1% to their highest since March last year on Monday, erasing earlier losses, as worries about the global banking sector returned to the fore despite rescue efforts by Swiss lender UBS to buy peer Credit Suisse to stabilise broader financial markets.
Spot gold was up 1% at $2,007.30 per ounce, as of 0747 GMT, after sliding 1% earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures climbed 2% to $2,012.50.Credit Suisse for $3.23 billion and assume up to $5.4 billion in losses in a deal backed by a massive Swiss guarantee.
Bullion prices have rallied by 10%, or about $180, on safe-haven demand after the collapse of U.S.-based Silicon Valley Bank earlier this month, which ensnared 167-year-old lender Credit Suisse. "The risk environment is treading on a fragile state, as market participants are still not fully convinced whether recent moves by authorities can backstop further banking fallouts. Therefore, it may take much more for gold to reverse its current bullish trend," said Yeap Jun Rong, market analyst at IG.liquidity from central banksMeanwhile, markets now expect a 66% chance of the U.S. Federal Reserve holding rates in the current 4.50%-4.75% range at this week's meeting.
Spot silver was unchanged at $22.59 per ounce, platinum fell 0.5% to $970.53 and palladium lost 0.8% at $1,407.70.Our Standards:
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