October 18: Gold Gains While Stocks Fall Markedly

Gold dipped $5.10 to $1218.70 in Asia, but it then chopped back higher in London and New York and ended not far from its early afternoon high of $1230.10 with a gain of 0.11%. Silver slipped to $14.455 before it climbed to as high as $14.651 by late morning in New York, but it then drifted back lower in afternoon trade and ended with a loss of 0.41%.