Thursday, May 24, 2007

Gold, Silver Fall in New York on Reduced Demand for Alternatives to Dollar

(Bloomberg) -- Gold and silver fell in New York as a
gain in the value of the dollar reduced demand for the precious
metals as alternative investments.

Investment in the StreetTracks Gold Trust, an exchange-
traded fund backed by bullion, has fallen 6.3 percent to 469
metric tons from a record on April 17. Before today, gold had
gained 3.9 percent this year as the euro climbed 1.9 percent
against the dollar.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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