{"id":46888,"date":"2013-08-27T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/concerns-over-syria-push-gold-prices-to-15-week-high-silver-prices-also-rally\/46881\/"},"modified":"2013-08-27T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T13:44:00","slug":"concerns-over-syria-push-gold-prices-to-15-week-high-silver-prices-also-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/concerns-over-syria-push-gold-prices-to-15-week-high-silver-prices-also-rally\/46888\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerns Over Syria Push Gold Prices To 15-Week High; Silver Prices also Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">Gold<\/a> futures leaped more than 1.50% on Tuesday to touch its 15-week high level as edgy investors retreated from equity markets in hordes and clasped gold amid rising possibility that the U.S. and some other western countries could take military action against Syria. <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/silver-price.aspx\">Silver prices<\/a> also rallied in trading on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-46888\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, gold futures for December delivery climbed 1.80% to $1,418.20 an ounce while spot gold gained 1.02% to $1,418.68 an ounce. In late trading, the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=GLD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: GLD<\/a>) was up 1.23% to $137.11.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/silver-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"silver price today\">Silver<\/a> futures rallied 2.56% to $24.67 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile crude oil prices jumped almost 3% as investors fear that possible military action could escalate geopolitical tensions in the middle-east, which could result in supply-chain disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>The yen, which is regarded as one of the most liquid currency of the world in the times of macroeconomic uncertainty also rose sharply against a basket of major currencies.<\/p>\n<p>Bullion\u2019s safe-haven appeal received a major boost on Monday when the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry said that the Obama administration believed that the Syrian government used chemical weapons to kill its own people in Damascus, last week. The British Prime Minister, David Cameron also signaled towards a possible military strike on Syria on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, some weak U.S. economic data releases\u00a0 in the recent past has also raised speculation that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a> could extend its gold-supportive, bond buying program by few more weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting over sharp jump in gold prices, Peter Fertig, owner at Quantitative Commodity Research said, \u201cThe major reason for gold&#8217;s gains is the safe-haven buying on the back of geopolitical tension in Syria and soaring crude oil prices, which are another source of support for gold,\u201d according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/concerns-over-syria-push-gold-prices-to-15-week-high-silver-prices-also-rally\/46888\" data-title=\"Concerns Over Syria Push Gold Prices To 15-Week High; Silver Prices also Rally\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130830052336js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-higher-for-a-second-straight-day-10\/46945\"><br \/>\nStocks End Higher for a Second Straight Day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-edge-lower-silver-prices-plunge-more-than-1-2\/46942\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Edge Lower, Silver Prices Plunge More Than 1%<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-trade-high-nasdaq-gains-more-than-1\/46937\"><br \/>\nStocks Trade High, NASDAQ Gains More Than 1%<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-rises-sharply-after-solid-economic-data\/46935\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Rises sharply After Solid Economic Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-gain-in-early-trade-5\/46934\"><br \/>\nStocks Gain in Early Trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/golds-rally-halts-as-concerns-over-syria-ease-silver-prices-also-down\/46927\"><br \/>\nGold\u2019s Rally Halts As Concerns Over Syria Ease; Silver Prices Also Down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stock-futures-up-6\/46925\"><br \/>\nStock Futures Up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130830052336im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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