London — Gold prices rose on Tuesday as the dollar weakened to near three-year lows, but an end to the uncertainty created by a three-day US government shutdown capped gains.Gold was mostly unaffected by the shutdown in the previous session, trading in a tight range. Spot gold rose 0.3% to a near one-week high of $1,336.68 an ounce at 11.26am GMT, while US gold futures for February delivery climbed 0.3% to $1,335.70 an ounce."The dollar is mostly weakening and that has continued to be the number one supporter of gold," Forex.com analyst Fawad Razaqzada said, adding that the robust performance of the euro and the pound had pushed gold higher in recent weeks. The US government shutdown had impacted the dollar, but was largely ignored by gold, Razaqzada said.The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, was marginally lower and near a three-year low hit last week. A weaker greenback makes dollar-denominated assets such as gold cheaper for hold...
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