Gold rallied Tuesday as concerns over North Korea, weakness in the dollar and broad declines in U.S. equities combined to lift prices to their highest settlement level in nearly a year. December gold rose $14.10, or 1.1%, to settle at $1,344.50 an ounce. That was the highest settlement for a most-active contract since Sept. 22, according to FactSet data.
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