U.S. gold futures rise to record $1,013/oz | Markets | Hot Stocks | Reuters

U.S. gold futures rise to record $1,013/oz | Markets | Hot Stocks | Reuters

Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:32pm EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Gold futures in New York rose to a record high of $1,013 in electronic trading on Monday, on deepening worries about financial markets.

At 2335 GMT, the active gold contract for April delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange was at $1,011.5 compared to the New York close of $999.50, after hitting a record high of $1,009.

(Reporting by Miho Yoshikawa; Editing by Rodney Joyce)