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Gold and silver prices rallied sharply yesterday to close the week at $1,179 and $18.69 while US stocks fell by the most since January with the Dow Jones off 158 points at 11,008 and the S&P off 50 points at 1,186. Chartists see gold on its way back to the high of $1,226 set earlier this year and for silver to pass $20 an ounce again. The performance of precious metals in this sell-off could be very different from late 2008 when gold and silver prices also fell dramatically.