gold futures resumed their climb on thursday a day after posting the first loss in five sessions the precious metal once again climbed above 2000 with the rise attributable to the russiaukraine war and reports of zero progress towards an end of the conflict said jeff wright chief investment officer at wolfpack capital gold should hold very solid and credible support for a safehaven in the war as markets are fixated on each headline he said however gold will need to attract fresh capital and interest if it is to hold elevated levels over the longer run april gold gcj22 rose 1220 or 06 to settle at 200040 an ounce prices fell wednesday but ended tuesday at a 19month high