Gold edges up, gaining for a 12th consecutive year

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Gold prices edged higher Monday after President Obama said that a budget deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff” was in sight, if not yet complete. The advance capped a 12th consecutive year of gains.

February gold rose $19.90, or 1.2 percent, to $1,675.80 an ounce.

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