NEW YORK (WAM)
Gold broke through $4,600/ounce for the first time on Monday, while silver also jumped to an all-time high.
Spot gold was up 1.5 percent at $4,478.79 per ounce, as of 0127 GMT. Bullion hit a record high of $4,600.33 earlier in the session.
US gold futures for February delivery firmed 2 percent to $4,591.10.
Spot silver rose 4.4 percent to $83.50 per ounce after hitting an all-time high of $83.96 earlier in the day.
Spot platinum added 2.9 percent to $2,338.54 per ounce after scaling a record peak of $2,478.50 on December 29.
Palladium gained 4.2 percent to $1,892.18 per ounce.