Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Gold traded at US$1,223.30 as worries about the economic recovery encouraged buying of the metal as a safe haven investment.
Crude traded at $ 76.78 per barrel in the New York Mercantile Exchange, after US government inventory data showed larger-than-expected builds in crude and gasoline stocks.
BBN/SS/SI/AD-03December09-3:20 pm (BST)