Spot gold closed up 1.84% at $2558.07 an ounce, refreshing historical closing highs

Spot gold closed up 1.84% at $2558.07 an ounce, a record closing high. Spot silver rose 4.19% to $29.8792 an ounce. COMEX gold futures rose 1.78% to $2587.6 an ounce, a record closing high. COMEX silver futures rose 4.48% to $30.225 an ounce.