Gold futures are up as a result of growing concerns regarding the Eurozone and in particular Greece. In recent trading, April gold was up $16.40, or 1.5%, at $1,092.70 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract reached as high as $1,095.90.

The USD is also gaining which indicates that Gold’s rise could be down to Euro concerns. The Wall Street Journal goes into more detail.