Gold Hits New 6-Month Low


NEW YORK—Gold hit a six-month low, falling below $1,600 a troy ounce, as investors headed for the exits in case details from the Federal Reserve's most-recent meeting show officials leaning toward an early end to the U.S. stimulus effort.

The most-actively traded gold contract, for April delivery, recently traded down $12.10, or 0.8%, at $1,592.10 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures fell as low as $1,590.20 a troy ounce, the lowest intraday price since ... Read More