Friday, May 4, 2007

Gold Drops in London as Equity Gains Reduce Demand; Silver Little Changed

(Bloomberg) -- Gold fell, erasing this week's gain, as increased equity prices reduced demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment. Silver was little changed.

Investment demand for bullion in exchange-traded funds watched by the World Gold Council dropped 1.2 percent in the past two weeks after gains in world equities. The U.K.'s benchmark FTSE 100 Index is heading for a weekly gain of 2.3 percent.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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