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New York’s COMEX traded 1.1% higher  to $1,592.05  per ounce  by 11:17 PM .  The yellow  metal is  now near  its highest level since 2013, with some analysts saying the market seems set on a near-term high of $1,600.Later, Iran said it had “concluded proportionate measures” and wasn’t seeking war. U.S.  President Donald Trump  said he will make a statement later in the day. Besides the U.S.-Iran standoff,  investors were also on the lookout for next week’s tentative signing of the U.S.-China phase one deal. The two nations will reportedly  sign  the deal  on Jan. 15 in  Washington. The gains followed new of an Iranian attack on military facilities in Iraq hosting American  troops,  escalating  tensions  in the  Middle  East. The  attack  came hours  after  The  funeral of  Qassem  Soleimani,   the commander of the country’s elite Quds Force, killed in a U.S. drone stroke on Jan. 3.

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