Gold prices are trading in today’s European session around 2330 levels.
On Thursday, gold prices awakened from their slumber, rising a lively half a percent to trade in the $2,340s before falling just below this level. The precious metal is at a critical technical juncture that could shape its trend for the rest of the summer.
Safe-haven demand for gold increases as investors worry about escalating geopolitical tensions.
In the Middle East, tensions between Israel and Lebanon peaked on Wednesday after Israeli officials announced plans for the Northern Command to launch an "all-out war" with Hezbollah in Lebanon.