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Silver rises 5 percent as metals continue upswing

By Washington Examiner
Published February 14, 2014 9:31pm ET
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NEW YORK (AP) — Gold and silver prices are sharply higher ahead of the long holiday weekend.

Gold rose $18.50, or 1.4 percent, to $1,318.60 an ounce on Friday. Silver had an even bigger rise, jumping $1.03, or 5 percent, to $21.42 an ounce.

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