Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:16:39 GMT
Gold heads 6-month high as vote in Crimea boosts demand for it
Gold is heading to the highest price in more than a half year, completing the longest advance since August 2011, as a vote in the Black Sea peninsula to split from Ukraine and join Russia boosted a safe haven demand. The yellow metal for immediate delivery touched $1,383.53 an ounce as of 3:25 p.m. in Singapore after $1,383.05 on Friday