Investors seeking haven as European equities, pound decline.
by Ranjeetha Pakiam and Yuliya Fedorinova (Bloomberg)
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Gold extended the biggest surge in seven years as the fallout from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union boosted haven demand.
Bullion rose for a second day as the pound extended a record selloff and European equities fell to the lowest since February. Gold jumped 4.7% on Friday as the referendum result caused turmoil across global markets, spurring a $4.3 billion surge in holdings in bullion-backed funds, the most in four years.
Gold has rallied 25% this year as investors sought a protection of wealth and the Federal Reserve indicated it would keep interest rates low. Prices may reach $1 424 an ounce, 7.4% higher than now, by year-end, according a Bloomberg survey of analysts and traders from New York to London conducted Friday. Goldman Sachs Group raised its outlook for gold over the next year by $100 an ounce.