Gold prices climbed for a third straight session Wednesday, after ending last week at their lowest level in two months, as growing tensions tied to the Russia-Ukraine war have helped raise the possibility of a rise to fresh record highs.
One analyst, however, said investors should avoid chasing big moves and take advantage of price pullbacks to buy the precious metal ahead of a potential climb toward $3,000 an ounce next year.
If Russia starts to respond aggressively in Ukraine and the war expands, “this would send gold wildly higher,” said Peter Spina, president and founder of GoldSeek.com. For now, however, it’s best for investors to “not chase big moves and look for the coming several weeks as a window to accumulate at prices closer to $2,500 than $3,000,” he said.
December gold settled at $2,651.70 an ounce on Wednesday, up $20.70, or 0.8%, on Comex.