The price of gold hit $2,000 per ounce on Friday as investors turned to the commodity as a safe haven following Israel's announcement of a forthcoming ground operation expansion and its effect as another risk factor to global stability.
Gold went up by 0.87% at 2:11 pm ET to go for $2,002.03 per ounce. A minute later, silver increased by 0.71% to go for $22.98 per ounce. On the other hand, platinum fell by 0.20% at 8:13 pm ET, selling for $903.62 per ounce. Palladium dropped by 2.04% at 8:14 pm ET to go for $1,092.71 per ounce.
