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Bullion sprinted to a record high just below the key $900 (U.S.) an ounce level Tuesday, with investors jumping aboard the yellow metal's furious rally as one report labelled gold the new global currency. 

Gold shines as it surges to record

ROMA LUCIW

Tuesday, January 08, 2008 Bullion sprinted to a record high just below the key $900 (U.S.) an ounce level Tuesday, with investors jumping into the gold rush as one report described the yellow metal as the new global currency.

Gold futures for February delivery rose to $880.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, surpassing a previous high of $875 set in 1980.

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