FOCUS: Speculators Hike Appetite For Gold In Latest CFTC Report -- Just Ahead Of Price Break

(Kitco News) - Speculators raised their appetite for gold, increasing their exposure to U.S. futures and options contracts traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange and on the Nymex, according to U.S. government data released Friday, which came just before the sharp sell-off in prices Friday.