New York closed at $1,279.50 down $1.80 on Wednesday. Asia held it around the same level ahead of London’s opening, where it soared to $1,308. At the Fix, gold was set at $1,308.50 up $30.25. In the euro it Fixed at €959.874 up €15.1. Ahead of New York’s opening gold stood at $1,308 and in the euro at €960.28.