Precious Metals Report: Gold hits record-highs, silver at 31-year peak

Reuters reports that precious metals rallied on Wednesday, powered by a slide in the dollar and by investor demand for safe-haven assets.

The market news is quoted as saying,

Platinum and palladium were both up on the day, lifted by strength in other industrial commodities such as copper and crude oil, which held near 2-1/2 year peaks.

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