gold futures climbed on tuesday topping 1700 an ounce to settle at their highest price since oct 6 while silver futures marked their highest finish since june “the fall in the us dollar put additional pressure on gold and silver short positions” on tuesday said peter spina president of goldseekcom “the silver price looks more bullish” than gold though gold is “moving from a neutral shortterm perspective into a bullish setup” he said gold for december delivery gcz22 rose 3550 or 21 to settle at 1716 an ounce on comex december silver siz22 added 58 cents or 28 to settle at 21502 an ounce