Gold edged up as policy-setters signaled low rates would continue until mid-2015 and monetization of debt would continue, said Zachary Oxman, portfolio manager for TrendMax.

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Argentina won gold in Athens, having edged out the United States in the semi-finals.

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Veronica Campbell-Brown, a Jamaican who twice has edged Felix for Olympic gold, finished first.

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In men's floor competition, China's Zou Kai edged out Japanese rival and Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura for gold.

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