Gold Breaks Out to 18-Month Highs, Challenges All-Time High

September 16, 2009 9:27 AM EDT

Gold is breaking out to 18-month highs today on continued inflation concerns and a weak dollar. Spot Gold is up to $1019.20 this AM, up from yesterday's close of $1007.2. Gold is challenging its all-time high of $1035. Spot Silver is up to $17.35, from yesterday's close of $17.01.

Many have been gaining exposure to gold through ETF SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) or through the miners as represented by Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX), which seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. Top holdings of the index include Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX), Goldcorp (NYSE: GG), Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM), Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC), and Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY). There is also a new gold ETF this week - ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (NYSE: SGOL) - that traders are starting to use.

Silver exposure can be gained through ETF iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), or stocks like Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) and Pan American Silver Corp. (Nasdaq: PAAS).


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ABX 42.54

-1.45 -3.30%
Volume: 7,246,130
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AUY 13.18

-0.68 -4.91%
Volume: 15,585,295
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GDX 50.82

-2.01 -3.80%
Volume: 10,088,248
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GG 42.44

-1.99 -4.48%
Volume: 7,121,835
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GLD 115.06

-1.56 -1.34%
Volume: 21,234,380
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KGC 19.37

-0.93 -4.58%
Volume: 6,196,050
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NEM 53.35

-1.55 -2.82%
Volume: 5,970,084
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PAAS 25.20

-1.00 -3.82%
Volume: 1,353,726
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SGOL 117.35

-1.59 -1.34%
Volume: 182,968
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SLV 17.95

-0.57 -3.08%
Volume: 16,294,513
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SLW 16.00

-0.81 -4.82%
Volume: 7,206,286
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