The Red beat Italian side Atalanta in the second leg quarter-final but lost 3-1 on aggregate as Leverkusen advance to semis despite 1-1 draw with West Ham
Analysts and industry executives expect that this upward trend in gold will continue in the coming months as investors and people invest more in the safe-haven commodity.
KP Abdul Salam, group executive director, Malabar Group, said this is the only asset which is giving returns to investors in these uncertain times.
"In fact, people have more confidence now in gold for that is the only asset which is appreciating. All other assets such as stock market and property prices are on the losing side. People also buy gold because it can be easily liquidated. By 2020-end, it can touch $2,000 an ounce or Dh220 per gram for 22-karat in Dubai," said Abdul Salam.
"In addition to their daily needs, gold is the only item that people are buying. Also, NRIs are buying in good numbers because there is around 12 per cent price difference between Dubai and India gold rates," he added.
The yellow metal, though, lost its gains later on Monday but it was still up over three per cent in the past 30 days and 36.7 per cent in the past one year.
Gold price was influenced by US retail sales and industrial production figures which both plunged in April. Data in Japan, meanwhile, confirmed that the world's third-largest economy slipped into recession in the first quarter. Markets are also keeping a wary eye on US-China trade relations.
Gold, which tends to appreciate on expectations of lower interest rates, has risen more than 16 per cent this year as central banks have rolled out a wave of rate cuts and other stimulus measures to limit economic damage caused by the virus-outbreak.
"The market continues to speculate about negative interest rates in the US and extremely low interest rates and cheap money all over the world. Also, fears of economic crisis are unfolding given the very weak data in the US and elsewhere," said Eugen Weinberg, analyst at Commerzbank.
"Dovish comments from the Fed and concerns about the stock market have lifted bullion. It is clear that investors are continuing to buy bullion as insurance in case there are any further corrections on stocks," Carlo Alberto De Casa, chief analyst at ActivTrades.
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The Red beat Italian side Atalanta in the second leg quarter-final but lost 3-1 on aggregate as Leverkusen advance to semis despite 1-1 draw with West Ham
US equity futures and Asian shares declined while safe haven demand lifted US Treasuries
Passengers reaching their final destination without their baggage should contact the airport airline representative or contact their airline call centre, DXB said
Spot gold was trading at $2,384.14 per ounce at 9.25 am UAE time, up 0.17 per cent
Passengers already in Dubai and in transit will continue to be processed for their flights, the airlines said
The airline also suspended flights to Iran amid reports of an Israeli strike
Expect fair to partly cloudy conditions today with chances of fog and mist formation in some areas
Iran fired air defense batteries after reports of explosions near a major airbase at the city of Isfahan