Gold May Rise on Demand for Dollar Alternative, Survey Says

Gold may rise for a second straight week as the slumping dollar boosts demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment.

Twenty-one of 28 traders, investors and analysts surveyed from Tokyo to Chicago on March 19 and March 20 advised buying gold, which rose 2.8 percent last week to $956.20 an ounce in New York. Five said to sell, and two were neutral.

Last week, the dollar dropped 4.8 percent against the euro, the most since December. Investment in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest exchange-traded fund backed by bullion, has jumped 41 percent this year to a record.

Most traders surveyed on March 12 and March 13 anticipated gold’s gain last week. The survey has forecast prices accurately in 151 of 254 weeks, or 59 percent of the time.

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