Investment in gold in Malaysia is still very much in the infancy stage. People here buy gold for aesthetic purposes and gifts.

If fund managers apportion just a little of their funds into gold, the price goes up by quite a bit.

We hope it will stay at this price, or even lower.

Gold has regained its status as an investment vehicle. It's one of the better performing assets in 2005, and I expect gold to work up to $600 next year.

The real driver of the gold price continues to be lack of selling, leaving a small volume of investment/speculative buyers calling the shots.

Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.