Gold futures on Wednesday climbed to the highest level since the summer as a global market equity decline helped to fuel appetite for so-called haven assets.
February gold futures GCG9, +0.50% gained $7.90, or 0.6%, at $1,289.20 an ounce, heading toward its best settlement since mid June, according to FactSet data. On Monday, gold notched a roughly 2% drop for 2018, but ended up 4.6% in December and 7.2% higher over the last three months of the year.
