TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, the SPDR Gold Trust <GLD>, said holdings hit a record 1,028.98 tonnes as of Feb. 19, up 4.89 tonnes or 0.5 percent from the previous day.
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Holdings in the trust, which issues securities backed by physical stocks of gold, began climbing again in December as worries about the economic crisis drove investors to seek the metal as a safe-haven asset. <XAUEXT-NYS-TT>.
Following are changes in SPDR holdings
Date: Total tonnes
Feb 19 1,028.98
Feb 18 1,024.09
Feb 17 1,008.80
Feb 13 985.86
Feb 12 970.57
