Is it a good time to buy gold as a safe-haven bet amid coronavirus fears?

For an asset class that has already seen an appreciation of around 25 per cent in a year, analysts expect the onset of coronavirus (Covid-19) to fuel a further upside in gold prices over the long-term should the panic spread. In the short-term (six months), however, they expect the upside to be limited given the rally since the past year. 

Gold, which was hovering around $1,321 an ounce in January 2019, has already breached $1,600 per ounce in the past few sessions to a seven-year high.

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