Gold Hits Lowest Since 2010, Platinum Sinks to 7-Year Low

Gold prices hit their lowest in nearly six years on Wednesday as the dollar rose and investors braced for the first U.S. interest rate rise in nearly a decade next month. The other precious metals followed gold down, with silver dropping to a fresh 2-1/2-month low and platinum tapping a seven-year low. Spot gold was down 0.20 per cent at $1,068.6 an ounce at 09.23 a.m. after falling to $1,064.95 earlier in the day, the lowest since...