Gold climbed to a record and silver advanced as the dollar weakened, boosting the investment appeal of the precious metals and curbing the cost of acquiring the asset for holders of other currencies.
$Gold Futures(AUG4)(GCmain.US)$ rose $31.90, or 1.3%, to settle at $2,417.40 an ounce on Comex. That's the all-time high close for a most-active contract, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The precious metal also r...