Gold hits all-time high of $2126.30 on Tuesday

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Gold bars displayed at the Korea Gold Exchange in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]
Gold bars displayed at the Korea Gold Exchange in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday.

Gold prices hit an all-time high in New York on Tuesday, reaching a record of $2,126.30 per ounce at the close. The image shows gold bars displayed at the Korea Gold Exchange in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

BY SEO JI-EUN [seo.jieun1@joongang.co.kr]