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Today, silver rose 0.4 percent, or $0.08, to $21 an ounce, as Russian forces took over a military hospital and missile base on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula.
Today, silver rose 0.4 percent, or $0.08, to $21 an ounce, as Russian forces took over a military hospital and missile base on Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. The move made precious metals an appealing safe haven for investors, according to Reuters.
On a different note, the gold/silver ratio, which tracks the number of silver ounces required to buy an ounce of gold, hit a one-month high on Friday. This morning, it eased back to lower levels, as per Reuters.