（RTT新闻）-黄金价格周五又一次攀升并报新的1000美元之上的记录收盘价格。美元兑欧元疲软推升了黄金。

12月黄金收于1006.40美元，本交易时段上升9.60美元。盘中，价格一度达到1013.70美元。

黄金也在过去3个交易时段的每一个时段都突破了1000美元，但是未能在该价位上维持住。黄金在2月收盘于1000美元之上。

这突破了2008年3月的收盘记录1003.20美元。最高点是2008年3月17日的1033.90美元。但是，经通货膨胀调整，黄金在1980年达到最高水平。

美元兑欧元继续走低，为2009年最低水平，而美元兑英镑为一个月来的最低。因为对冲作用，黄金与美元反向运动。

公司新闻中，进口价格8月增加2%。前月进口价格降低0.7%。除去石油，进口价格只增加0.4%。

8月出口价格攀升0.7%，而7月为下降0.3%。

密歇根大学/路透社消费信心指数9月中旬上升至70.2。8月为65.7。这是3个越来的首次上升。

美国商务部披露批发存货7月下降1.4%，是连续11个月下降。6月修正后下降2.1%，7月数字有所缓和。

西汉志：郑鹏

MetalsGold Posts Record Closing High
09/11/09 04:08 pm (EST)

(RTTNews) - Gold prices soared again on Friday and posted a new record closing high above $1,000. The metal received a boost as the dollar remained weak against the euro.

December gold settled at $1,006.40, up $9.60 on the session. Prices hit as high as $1,013.70 in intraday trading.

The metal also reached above $1,000 in each of the last three sessions, but couldn't stick above the mark. Gold had last closed above $1,000 in February.

This breaks the old record closing high of $1,003.20 reached in March 2008. The all-time intraday high of $1,033.90 was reached on March 17, 2008. However, adjusted for inflation, gold reached its highest levels in 1980.

The dollar again extended its lowest level of 2009 against the euro and also remained near a monthly low against the British pound. Gold usually moves opposite the dollar because of its hedge appeal.

In corporate news, import prices 2.0% in August. This followed a drop of 0.7% in the previous month. Excluding oil, import prices edged up 0.4 percent.

Export prices climbed 0.7 percent for the month, compared to a dip of 0.3 percent in July.

The University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment index rose to 70.2 for the mid-September reading. This was up from a mark of 65.7 for August. The latest reading marks the first increase in the past 3 months.

Also, the U.S. Commerce Department revealed that wholesale inventories dropped 1.4 percent in July, the 11th consecutive month of declines. This moderated a bit after a downwardly revised 2.1 percent slide in June.