Spot gold was up 0.4 percent to $1,064.40 an ounce by 0323 GMT, while U.S. gold futures rose 0.3 percent.
Silver jumped nearly 1 percent to $13.89, tracking the yellow metal.
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SPOT GOLD
GOLD
Gold inched up, bolstered by a jump in oil prices and safe-
haven bids from rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle
East.
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OIL
Oil prices jumped over 2 percent in the first trading hours of 2016 as relations between Middle Eastern rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran deteriorated following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
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U.S.TREASURIES
U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Thursday to end the year higher than expected by many investors and with the yieldcurve flatter than in 2014.www.starindiaresearch.com8235003366
U.S.MARKET UPDATE
The S&P 500, which tracks the biggest US-listed companies closed down almost 1 percent on Thursday at 2,043 points. It ended the year down 0.73 percent after three straight years of double digit gains.
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ASIAN STOCKS
Asian shares and currencies fell on the first day of trading in 2016 after China factory activity contracted and the
yuan weakened, while oil prices jumped as much as 3 percent on rising tensions in the Middle East.
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