Gold, Silver Gain, At Daily Highs, On Technical Buying, Weaker USDX

(Kitco News) - Gold andsilver prices are posting good gains and are near daily highs inlate-morning trading Wednesday. Some chart-based buying has occurred, includingbuy stop orders being triggered in the futures markets, when both metals pushedto new weekly highs. Also, a weaker U.S. dollar index on this day is a bullish"outside market" factor working in favor of the metals market bulls.A rebound in the crude oil market today is further supporting buying interestin the metals. December gold was last up $9.20 at $1,230.30 and December silvergained $0.261 at $14.53.

By Jim Wyckoff

For Kitco News

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