Gold price soars to 5-mth high on geopolitical unrest Rising global tension around Syria and North Korea have pushed gold prices to their highest level since November as investors shift to safe haven assets.
Bullion rose 0.2 percent on Wednesday to $1,274 per troy ounce as of 9:40am GMT after earlier reaching its highest level since November 10 last year of $1,279.85.
"Gold has finally broken and closed above its 200-day moving average at $1,257.50, which now becomes a support. From a technical perspective, the way is now clear for a run at $1,300 and possibly higher," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at OANDA.
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