NEW YORK (TheStreet ) -- European leaders finally decided on some kind of plan to lift Europe out of an almost two year old debt crisis and investors voraciously bought up stocks and gold.
Gold for December delivery closed $24.20 higher at $1,747.70 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The gold price has traded as high as $1,749 and as low as $1,707.20 an ounce while the spot gold price was popping $19, according to Kitco's gold index.
Silver prices jumped $1.80 to close at $35.11 an ounce while the U.S. dollar index was tanking 1.74% at $74.89. ...
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