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Urgent: Gold futures jump 1.47 pct as U.S. dollar index falls to record low level

Xinhua,January 25, 2018 Adjust font size:

CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange settled at their highest finish in more than a year, as the U.S dollar index fell to its lowest level since late 2014.

The most active gold contract for February delivery added 19.6 U.S. dollars on Wednesday, or 1.47 percent, to close at 1,356.30 dollars per ounce. Enditem