The tone arm of a gold plated Technics SL-1200 Limited Edition turntable is seen at a recording studio in Vienna, Austria December 13, 2017.

An employee shows gold bracelet in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

Gold jewels are seen in a jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, December 11, 2017.

An employee shows a gold necklace to a customer at a jewellery shop in Jakarta, Indonesia December 12, 2017.

The tone arm of a gold plated Technics SL-1200 Limited Edition turntable is seen at a recording studio in Vienna, Austria December 13, 2017.

An employee shows gold products in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

Image used for illustrative purpose. An employee checks a gold ring in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

Dog-shaped gold figurines are displayed at Chow Tai Fook Jewellery store ahead of the Lunar Year of the Dog in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2017.

A box with gold products is pictured in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

Gold necklaces are seen in a jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, December 11, 2017.

A dealer displays gold bracelets at his jewellery shop in Amman, Jordan, December 12, 2017.

An image of the Dome of the Rock Mosque is seen on a gold bracelet displayed at a jewellery shop in Amman, Jordan, December 12, 2017.

A dealer displays gold bracelets show the Dome of the Rock mosque at his jewellery shop in Amman, Jordan, December 12, 2017.

A goldsmith makes gold earrings at a gold shop in Hanoi, Vietnam December 12, 2017. Image used for illustrative purposes.

Gold rings are displayed for sale at a gold shop in Hanoi, Vietnam December 12, 2017. Image used for illustrative purposes.

A gold plated Technics SL-1200 Limited Edition turntable is seen at a recording studio in Vienna, Austria December 13, 2017.

Dog-shaped gold figurines are displayed at Chow Tai Fook Jewellery store ahead of the Lunar Year of the Dog in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2017.

An employee displays gold bracelets in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

A Bulgari gold watch is seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy, December 11, 2017.

Workers conduct an onshore gas and oil inspection in Batroun, northern Lebanon, October 2, 2013.

A gold necklace is seen on the counter as shopkeepers wait for customers at a jewelry shop in Peshawar, Pakistan December 13, 2017.

A salesperson arranges 24K gold bracelets for Chinese weddings at Chow Tai Fook Jewellery store in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2017.

An employee checks a gold bracelet in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

Shoes plated with gold are seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy, December 11, 2017.

Buddha statues covered with gold leaf are placed at Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Hong Kong, China December 12, 2017.

A salesperson arranges 24K gold bars engraved with dogs at Chow Tai Fook Jewellery store ahead of the Lunar Year of the Dog in Hong Kong, China December 14, 2017. Image used for illustrative purpose

The word "gold" is seen on sticker near a ring in a jewellery shop in Bordeaux, France, December 9, 2017.

A Bulgari gold necklace is seen in a shop in downtown Rome, Italy, December 11, 2017.

Bulgari gold jewels are seen in a jewellery shop in downtown Rome, Italy, December 11, 2017.