Gold price tumbles five percent after record-run higher

AFP , Tuesday 21 Oct 2025

The price of gold tumbled more than five percent in trading Tuesday on profit taking after recent record highs for the precious metal seen as a safe haven investment.

Gold bars
File Photo: Gold bars. AFP

 

Gold slid 5.2 percent to $4,130.40 an ounce, the biggest drop since the start of the Covid pandemic.

It had reached a record high at $4,381.52 on Monday.

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