Gold prices are edging up for the sixth straight day as violence in Iraq pulls traders into the precious metal.
Gold for August delivery rose $1.30 to settle at $1,322.60 an ounce on Wednesday.
The precious metal's price has climbed 6 percent so far this month, as an insurgent group in Iraq pushes closer to Baghdad.
U.S. and Iraqi officials confirmed Wednesday that Syrian warplanes bombed the militants' positions inside Iraq's border this week.
Other metals traded higher. Prices for grains and beans ended mixed. Wheat rose 4 cents to $5.84 a bushel. Corn slipped a penny to $4.40 a bushel, while soybeans rose 5 cents to $12.29 a bushel.
Crude oil prices rose slightly.
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