Barros Conti Commodity Quotations

Gold has shown a knee-jerk reaction to the events over the last two days. It closed up to the better side. The commodity had been under some pressure lately, especially with a strong dollar. People tend to look at other hedges in times of inflation. Unfortunately, gold usually reacts to these kinds of crises.

The commodity was down earlier today because we are seeing a bit of profit-taking on stocks. The market looks like it is stabilizing a little bit. With everything that has happened, people are going to continue looking at different asset classes ? from bonds, to gold, to health care ? largely defensive plays as investors look for safe havens.