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Gold, considered a hedge against uncertainties during troubled times, has risen around 16 percent this year and about 40 percent in the past 12 months. The metal has also been rallying due to rising oil prices.

"The signals are still strong, people are still happy to buy in dips. Whilst we're below $600, the range is probably somewhere around $597.50 and $600. But if we break above $600, we're probably looking to test that $604.50 area," Heathcote said. ...........

"The market is very aware of the so-called huge decline that is supposed to come, but people think it's not coming yet. I like this market," said a bullion dealer in Singapore.

"The target is really around $615. The market has to go to that level to sustain the gains. The oil price is still very high and this gives a lot of feel-good factors," he said.

受到美國可能攻打伊朗的傳聞影響，國際油價11日突破每桶69美元，同時金價也一度打破600美元大關，創下1980年以來的新高紀錄。...........

除了油價，國際黃金價格11日也突破每盎司600美元大關，達到600.40美元，打破1980年以來的新紀錄。分析師表示，這次破關是因為基金操盤人擔心通貨膨脹，中東緊張，還有美元前景不明，因此將資金轉進黃金市場。不過在台灣時間11日8時11分，金價拉回到598.60美元，600大關失守。

國際金價今年已經累積上漲16%，市場分析師預估，未來三到四個月內金價會持續攀升到610美元到630美元，而明年則上看700美元。