Gold Edges Higher Ahead of French Election in Metals Trading Gold Edges Higher Ahead of French Election in Metals Trading
Investors turn to safe-haven assets on political fears
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Gold prices edged higher Friday as investors turned to safe-haven assets on fears of political turmoil ahead of the French presidential election.
Gold for June delivery settled up 0.4% at $1,289.10 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Demand for precious metals has been boosted in recent weeks by political jitters, especially in France. If either Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mlenchon—respectively the far-right and far-left candidates—progress to the second round of voting, investors may next week take flight to gold as a haven, Commerzbank said in its morning note. The first round of voting in what has become a four-way presidential race begins Sunday.
Wall Street Journal