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NEW YORK (WAM)
Gold rose to an all-time high above $4,500 an ounce on Wednesday. Silver and platinum also advanced to records.
Spot gold rose 0.6 percent to $4,511.91 an ounce as of 10:20 am in Singapore, having earlier hit a record of $4,525.77. Silver advanced 1 percent to $72.15.
Platinum gained 2.2 percent to $2,340.52, and sister metal palladium rose 1.3 percent.
Gold has gained more than 70 percent this year, and silver has risen by 150 percent; both are on track for their best annual performance since 1979, Bloomberg reported.
