October 26: Gold and Silver Gain on the Week While Stocks Drop Nearly 4%

Gold gained $8.30 to $1238.60 in Asia before it dropped back towards unchanged in London, but it then shot up to as high as $1243.40 in late morning New York trade and ended with a gain of 0.3%. Silver waffled between $14.734 and $14.576 in Asia and London, but it then rose to as high as $14.766 in New York and ended with a gain of 0.55%.