Gold shines on global woes

Precious metals’ performances continued to diverge in January. The prices of gold and silver rallied on the back of safe-haven demand following the recent turmoil in global equity markets. In contrast, high stocks and fears of a slowdown in demand for industrial metals weighed on palladium prices.

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