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PRECIOUS-Gold firms above $1,600/oz on coronavirus impact fears, palladium hits record

Published 20/02/2020, 06:23 am
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* Palladium hits all-time high of $2,841.54/oz

* Silver hits a peak since Jan. 8 at $18.39/oz

* SPDR Gold holdings rise to over 3-year peak

By Brijesh Patel

Feb 19 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Wednesday, holding above $1,600 per ounce, as worries over the new coronavirus and its impact on global growth boosted safe-haven demand, while palladium continued its record run driven by short supplies of the metal.

Spot gold XAU= was up 0.4% to $1,607.61 per ounce by 2:06 p.m. EST (1905 GMT). The session high was $1,610.80, the highest price since Jan. 8, when gold hit a nearly seven-year high.

U.S. gold futures GCv1 settled 0.5% higher at $1,611.80 an ounce.

"Gold is holding above the $1,600 level, we went through pretty quick," said Bob Haberkorn, senior market strategist at RJO Futures. Questions about the level of impact of the virus were lending the metal ample support, he said.

China is struggling to get manufacturing back online after severe travel restrictions were imposed to contain the coronavirus. Adding to concerns, Apple Inc AAPL.O on Monday warned that its sales might fall because of slow ramp-ups in manufacturing facilities in China. uncertainty regarding when the global supply chain will return to normal is likely to continue to squelch trader and investor risk appetite for at least the near term. That's bullish for the precious metals markets," Kitco Metals senior analyst Jim Wyckoff said in a note.

Reflecting positive investor sentiment toward bullion, holdings of the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust GLD , rose to their highest since Nov. 11, 2016, on Tuesday. GOL/ETF

Limiting gold's advance were better-than-expected U.S. housing starts data and stronger equity markets, lifted by signs of slowing coronavirus infections. .N Reserve policymakers were cautiously optimistic about their ability to hold interest rates steady this year, minutes of the central bank's last policy meeting showed, even as they acknowledged new risks caused by the epidemic. XPD= gained 1.5% to $2,675.64 an ounce after hitting a record high of $2,841.54.

The autocatalyst metal gained 54% in 2019 on supply shortages and will remain in a substantial deficit in 2020 as well, Anglo American (LON:AAL) Platinum Ltd said. we are seeing is likely some commodity traders loading up on the metal in anticipation of China's door reopening," said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities.

"Once the coronavirus impact on logistics and supply chains dissipates, we anticipate that demand from China for palladium is going to come back very quickly, which will further strengthen the metal's demand."

Silver XAG= rose 0.9% to $18.33 after hitting a more than one-month high, while platinum XPT= climbed 1.2% to $1,003.55.

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