The price of silver hit a three-decade high on Thursday as investors kept flocking to safe havens amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, but gold eased off a record run.

Stock markets, meanwhile, were mixed as traders weighed a slew of issues: massive AI investments, corporate results, US interest rates, the US government shutdown, political turmoil in France and a Gaza ceasefire deal.

The price of silver topped $50 an ounce for the first time since 1993 in the wake of sister safe-haven gold soaring to record highs.

The metal hit $50.0341, while gold retreated after hitting a record above $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday.

"I think it's a catch-up effect," John Plassard, head of investment strategy at Cite Gestion Private Bank, told AFP.

He cited concerns about the US economy, prospec

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