Gold surges to a seven-year high

13 April 2012

GOLD surged to a seven-year high today and crude oil prices rose slightly on continuing concerns about war in Iraq and fresh tensions in North Korea. The gold price climbed above $375 per ounce in Asia trading and was fixed in London at $374.85 an ounce, its best since December 1996.

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