The price of negotiated Mercantile gold contracts more in stock-market of New York (Nymex) raised a 1.7 percent today, whereas the one of the silver lowered a 3.1 percent.

The contracts of one hundred ounces of gold for delivery in December get dearer 12.70 dollars with respect to the previous price and were in 748,70 dollars the ounce, when increasing their attractiveness like refuge for the investors in the days of economic uncertainty.

The contracts of the silver for December, also the most negotiated in the Nymex and of 5,000 ounces by contract, finished to the session to 9.02 dollars the ounce, 27 cents less than to the closing of Wednesday.