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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has seen a surge in licenses for valuable metallic and gem stones this yr, in accordance with a report by the Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper, citing figures from the Ministry of Commerce.The ministry has issued 220 licenses within the sectors thus far in 2021, the report stated. That compares to 270 issued all through the entire of final yr.The buying and selling or manufacturing of valuable metals or gem stones with no license can result in imprisonment of as much as six months and a fantastic of as much as SR90,000 ($24,000).The ministry reported that 136 violations had been recorded this yr, whereas 443 had been recorded in 2020.In buying and selling final week, gold rebounded on Friday after a two-week low. Nonetheless, Reuters reported that bullion was nonetheless on track to register its largest weekly decline since March. Spot gold was up 1 % on Friday to $1,889.27 per ounce.“A part of what we’re seeing when it comes to the energy in gold are inflation expectations and people are partly primarily based on the stronger financial information, like larger jobs development, a broader restoration within the US (and) components of Europe, and China continues to be doing properly,” Jeffrey Christian, managing associate of CPM Group, informed Reuters. “Gold costs will most likely proceed to commerce between $1,855 and $1,920-an-ounce ranges,” he stated.Amongst different valuable metals, silver gained 1 % to $27.73 per ounce, palladium was down 0.1 % to $2,837.54 and platinum rose 0.5 % to $1,162.83.