Gold contacted record costs as stresses over issues, for example, the coronavirus pandemic as well as U.S.- China strains burdened investor sentiment.

Toward the beginning of the day of Asian trading hours on Monday, spot gold traded at about $1,931.11 per ounce after prior trading as high as $1,943.9275 per ounce. Those levels overshadowed the past record high price set in September 2011.

Gold fates were additionally up 1.54% to $1,926.70.

In a note flowed before the new highs, Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Vivek Dhar said the fall in U.S. 10-year real yields has been the “most important driver” among different factors, for example, a debilitated U.S. dollar and safe-haven demand being lifted.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note last sat at 0.5856%. Against a basket of its peers, the U.S. dollar was at 93.906. The Japanese yen traded at 105.60 against the greenback subsequent to reinforcing forcefully before the end of last week from levels above 106.40 per dollar.

“The negative relationship between long term US real yields and gold futures has held up fairly well over the longer term. That is because when long term US real yields increase, gold is less attractive relative to US interest bearing securities since gold has no income earning ability,” said Dhar, who is a mining and energy commodities analyst at the firm. “The fall in US 10 year real yields is primarily being driven by an increase in US 10 year inflation expectations.”

Johan Jooste of The Global CIO Office told CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Monday that the “opportunity cost of holding gold is virtually zero” with Treasury yields at their present low levels. All things considered, he included that there’s an “horrible feeling of chasing it a bit after the fact” if investors enter the gold market now.

“We’ve said buy on dips, but … it’s a difficult thing to do now because … you probably have missed out somewhat,” said Jooste, who is chief investment officer at the firm.

The moves in costs of the precious metal came as strains have been warming up between Washington and Beijing. China reported on Friday that it ordered the United States to close its consulate in Chengdu, following the U.S. demanding the conclusion of the Chinese consulate in Houston.

Going before that, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo likewise slammed China in a speech on Thursday. He said Washington will no longer endure Beijing’s attempts to usurp global order.

Then, the quantity of coronavirus cases comprehensively keeps on rising. In excess of 16 million individuals around the globe have been tainted by the coronavirus, with the U.S. representing approximately a fourth of that figure, as indicated by information gathered by Johns Hopkins University.