Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Gold Little Changed in Asia as Investors Watch Oman Cyclone, Oil Price

(Bloomberg) -- Gold and silver were little changed in
Asia as investors sought direction from energy prices following a
cyclone in Oman and reports of a raid by Turkish troops in Iraq.

Gold generally moves in the same direction as oil which rose
amid a cyclone in Oman and threats of rising tension in the
Middle East following a raid by Turkish troops in Iraq, a source
of a third of the world's oil. Gold, which is also seen as a
haven in times of geopolitical tension, has risen 5.3 percent
this year while oil has gained 8.2 percent.


Read more at Bloomberg Commodities News

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