Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- Gold surged to a record high above 5,000 an ounce on Monday, extending a historically as investors piled into the safe haven asset amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Spotgold rose 0.85 to 5,024.95 per ounce by 2341 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for February delivery gained 0.91 to 5,024.60 per ounce.

Gold soared 64 in 2025, underpinned by sustained safe-haven demand, U.S. monetary policy easing, robust central bank purchases with China extending its gold-buying spree for a fourteenthmonth in December -and record inflows into exchange traded funds. Prices have gainedmore than 16 this year.

Spot silver rose 1.72 to 104.72 per ounce. Spot platinum was steady at 2,767 per ounce, while spot palladium rose 0.17 to 2,013...