Gold prices rose 2.2 per cent last week to close the calendar year on a positive note at $1,302 per ounce. The yellow metal has surged 13 per cent in 2017, up for the second consecutive year — a sign that the multi-year downtrend that was in place since 2011 has come to an end. Silver prices were up 3.7 per cent last week. Silver underperformed gold in 2017, closing the year at $16.94 per ounce, ...