Spot Gold Price Up on Greece Woes
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- New York spot gold prices firmed Friday afternoon after European debt concerns worsened, with Fitch Ratings' decision to lower Greece's credit rating to BBB- from BBB+ with a downbeat outlook.
Spot gold prices were rising $9.60, or about 0.8%, to $1,160.80 an ounce.
"Against this background of uncertainties
related to fears of Greece defaulting on debtgold prices climbed, " Kitco analyst Jon Nadler wrote in a report on Friday.
New York spot silver prices, meanwhile, were up 28 cents, or 1.6%, to $18.34 an ounce Friday afternoon.
New York spot platinum prices were rising $8, or 0.5%, to $1,721 an ounce, while its sister metal gained ground.
New York spot palladium prices were up $8, or 1.6% to $510 an ounce.
Mining stocks, which offer another form of exposure to precious metals, were largely trading in positive territory Friday afternoon.
Kinross Gold
(KGC) - Get Report
stock has risen 1.1% to $18.60, while
Stillwater Mining
(SWC)
shares have jumped 4.5% to $15.70.
North American Palladium
(PAL)
is up 2.1% to $4.80.
Meanwhile,
ETFS Physical Palladium Shares
(PALL) - Get Report
have risen 1.4% to $51.20.
-- Reported by Andrea Tse in New York
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