LONDON: Global gold demand surged in the first quarter as investors seeking refuge from financial unrest swooped on the commodity seen as a safe haven investment, the World Gold Council (WGC) said on Thursday.

Total gold demand stood at 1,290 tons in the January-March period, an increase of 21 percent compared with the first quarter of 2015.

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