Gold Pops To 4-Month High On Safe-Haven And Technical Buying

(Kitco News) - Gold prices ended the U.S. day session with moderate gains Wednesday and showed a muted reaction to the afternoon release of the latest minutes of the FOMC meeting of the Federal Reserve. Chart-based buying and some safe-haven demand were featured. August Comex gold was last up $7.20 at $1,324.00 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted up $3.20 at $1,322.75. December Comex silver last traded up $0.076 at $21.15 an ounce.