investing in gold: Gold rose more than one percent to its highest level in three weeks on Tuesday, extending gains thanks to purchases of investors seeking a safe haven with the decline in equity markets as a result of falling oil prices and growing concern about the future of Greece in the euro zone.
Continued sell-off in European stocks after landing on Monday with energy stocks fell in light of falling oil prices to their lowest level in five and a half years.
And pay landing investors to buy low-risk assets such as US and German government bonds and the yen and gold, offsetting the negative impact of the rise of the dollar.
And contributed to the political uncertainty in Greece renewed fears of exit from the euro zone with the approaching elections in the country on 25 January.
The increased price of gold in the spot market 1.3 percent to $ 1219.76 an ounce (an ounce) by 1725 GMT, having touched earlier to $ 1222.40, the highest level since 15 December. Gold rose 1.3 percent on Monday.
And stepped Gold futures in the United States for delivery in February, 1.4 percent to $ 1220.70 an ounce. The price of gold denominated in euros to its highest level since September 2013 at 1024.21 euros an ounce, benefiting from the euro falling against the dollar.
Among other precious metals, silver rose 2.6 percent to $ 16.56 an ounce, while platinum rose 1.1 percent to $ 1218.24 an ounce and palladium rose 1.1 percent to $ 798.30 an ounce. Gold investing news