Gold

This will be the first listing of a gold ETF on the local bourse in two decades

The precious metal has surged more than 75% in a year to trade above US$5,000 an ounce

Bullion has risen about 20% so far this year

The Assembly of Experts that will select the new leader will announce its decision soon

Asia’s sell-off is turning disorderly because markets are no longer treating this as a ‘one-week headline shock

The US dollar strengthened, making dollar-denominated assets such as bullion more expensive for other currency holders

UOB is the only Singaporean lender offering physical gold sales and vault services to retail customers

A stronger greenback typically makes dollar-denominated assets such as bullion more expensive for other currency holders

As gold prices have risen and fallen in the past few weeks, Indians have adjusted, but gold buying has not stopped