Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- New investors are coming into gold market for the first time in three months, according to UBS AG.

Potential for quantitative easing could give gold “explosive ingredients” for 2012, Edel Tully, a London-based analyst, told a conference in London today. Gold may rise above $2,000 an ounce this year, she said.

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