Spot gold rose 0.1% to $2,616.88 per ounce as of 12:47 p.m. ET (1747 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled 0.3% up at $2,635.50.

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Even with all the ups and downs, precious metals are still an obscurity in America, with less than 2% of the public owning ...