India, July 18 -- Gold prices rose on Friday amid brewing Middle East tensions and the renewed Russia-Ukraine crisis along with continuing trade uncertainty as the US economy shows resilience.
Front Month Comex Gold for July delivery climbed $12.90 (or 0.39%) to $3,353.00 per troy ounce today. Gold lost $3.00 (or 0.09%) per troy ounce this week.
Front Month Comex Silver for July delivery rose by 16.70 cents (or 0.44%) to $38.223 per troy ounce today. Silver lost 45.30 cents (1.17%) per troy ounce this week.
On the tariff front, countries are speeding up their efforts to sign a trade deal with the US before the "reciprocal tariff" suspension period expires on August 1.
Analysts feel that a clear picture is likely to emerge from the secon...