Gold on Tuesday extended its blistering rally toward an all-time high as investors made a beeline for the traditional safe haven on mounting fears about the Ukraine crisis and the impact of a possible ban on Russian oil by the United States and Britain.

Meanwhile, worries over a palladium supply shortfall due to sanctions on Russia, the top producer of the auto-catalyst metal, kept its price near all-time highs.

U.S. gold futures climbed 3.1% to $2,058 per ounce.

"The combination of roaring energy prices, grain prices, base metal prices is culminated in dramatic inflationary pressures that continue to be the major underlying support behind gold moves higher," said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.

"In addition, we're seeing significant amount of safe-haven bids in the gold market as equity markets have come under pressure due to major concerns on the geopolitical front," he said.

Soaring oil prices and the Ukraine war have slammed appetite for riskier assets.

Bullion, which has risen nearly 13% this year, is considered a safe store of value during times of geopolitical uncertainty and rising inflation.

Palladium jumped 8.8% to $3,157.50 per ounce after hitting an all-time high of $3,440.76 on Monday. It has risen over 60% this year.

In the event of shortages, car manufacturers would be willing to pay almost any price for the metal to keep up production, Saxo Bank analyst Ole Hansen said.

Platinum jumped 4.8% to $1,170.50 per ounce, while silver rose 4.5% to $26.89.

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