OREANDA-NEWS  The price of gold on Friday afternoon updated a historical record, according to trading data.

As of 13:16 Moscow time, the price of the June gold futures on the New York Comex exchange rose by $75.11, or 2.36%, relative to the previous close, to $3,252.61 per troy ounce.

Shortly before that, the quotes reached a value of $ 3,240.2.