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Gold futures finish higher as risk appetite wanes on coronavirus fears
Jan-24-2020

Gold futures finished higher on Thursday, owing to increased safe-haven bullion bets amid spread of the coronavirus in Asia and worries on its impact on global economy. The Chinese government put millions of people in two cities in lockdown as the death toll reached 18, and 634 people were infected.

Gold futures for February US gold settled up 0.6% at $1,565.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. Spot gold was up 0.4% at $1,564.13 per ounce.

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