London - Spot gold is steady in Europe Wednesday, just below the previous day's record high on strong investment demand.A struggling euro and shaky European equity markets are sustaining appetite for gold, a traditional safe haven in times of uncertainty.
At 0953 GMT, spot gold was trading at $1,236.80 a troy ounce, up 0.1% on the day. The EUR/USD was at $1.1962, down a tad from $1.1964 at 0000 GMT.Gold is trading quietly in a range between $1,230-$1,240/oz, said Afshin Nabavi, head of trading at Swiss precious metals trading house MKS Finance.
Analysts are forecasting gold will rally to $1,275-$1,300/oz in coming months, as few foresee any relief to market worries over sovereign debt in Europe and slowing global growth.In other precious metals, spot silver was 0.33% higher at $18.24/oz. Spot platinum was up 0.3% at $1,527.65/oz and spot palladium was 0.8% higher at $442.35/oz.