Eurozone worries spark leap in gold sales

London

PHYSICAL gold sales in Europe jumped in January, dealers said, as concerns over the eurozone's outlook sparked by central bank action and anti-bailout party Syriza's victory in Greek elections drove consumers to load up on bullion.

Financial markets were roiled last month after the European Central Bank unveiled a new plan to pump billions of euros into the economy, the Swiss National Bank cut the franc's peg to the single currency, and Syriza won a snap election in Athens.