Gold Clinches Weekly Gain on Growing Bullish ETF, Energy Signs

Markets Contact us:Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback:Take our Survey By Sybilla Gross October 9, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTC Updated on October 9, 2026 at 10:52 PM UTC Gold advanced, notching a weekly gain amid rising demand for bullion-backed exchange traded funds and signs that inflation may ease. Bullion rose as much as 1.8% to trade above $4,200 an ounce on Friday. Inflows into gold-backed ETFs have reached a four-year high, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.