Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver Gain Over 1% While Stocks Drop Nearly 2%

Gold gained $24.30 to a new 5-month high at $1266.30 by early
afternoon in New York before it chopped back lower into the close,
but it still ended with a gain of 1.53%. Silver rose to as high as
$14.841 and ended with a gain of 1.3%.