Gold rises as dollar rally stalls, virus cases mount

Gold last traded at $1,893 an ounce. Silver at $23.98 an ounce.

NEWS SUMMARY: Precious metal prices rose Monday on safe-haven buying ahead of U.S. elections. U.S. stocks attempted to rebound from the worst month since March amid rising election and pandemic uncertainty.

CNBC---"Gold jumped more than 1% on Friday as the dollar slipped from a one-month peak, while worries over rising COVID-19 cases and uncertainty surrounding next week's U.S. presidential election offered support to the safe-haven metal....'Gold rebounded as the dollar partially reversed its surprising two-day rally,' said Tai Wong, head of base and precious metals derivatives trading at BMO. 'Investors are finding the bottom of the recent range a good level at which to add to gold holdings ahead of the hotly contested election next week, which seems likely to return a one-party government that means much bigger and faster stimulus.'....'There's a lot of structural pieces in place for gold to continue to rise after the election, regardless of the outcome,' said Kevin Rich, Global Gold Market Advisor for The Perth Mint. 'Based on the amount of fiscal stimulus that is gone in from here in the United States and globally ... (and) the enormous amount of government debt taken on ... that's going to put a lot of currencies under pressure, including the U.S. dollar.' Gold, which has risen 24% so far this year, tends to benefit from widespread stimulus measures from central banks because it is widely viewed as a hedge against inflation and currency debasement. Concerns about a surge in coronavirus cases in the United States and in Europe dented investors' appetite for riskier assets."