Gold and silver bugs view it as a buying opportunity.
Gold and silver rebound, pulling global mining stocks and precious metal ETFs higher
... Spot gold was last up about 5.5% to $4,921.29 per ounce. Gold futures in New York gained more than 6%, hovering at around $4,936.60 as of 4:48 a.m. ET.
Spot silver rose over 9% to settle at around $86.70 per ounce. Silver futures in New York were up 12% at $86.49. ...
Gold had hit a record high of $5,594.82 on Thursday January 29th, silver
hit a record high of $121.64 the same day.