Gold dips slightly on geo-political risks and US-China trade war
However, spot gold is still close to its six-year high; silver is up 0.5%, platinum 1.8%, but palladium is down 0.1%
04 September 2019 - 16:55
Bengaluru — Gold dipped on Wednesday as investors booked profits after a 1% jump in the previous session and as political risks in Europe and Asia receded, but concerns over the global economy and the China-US trade war kept bullion close to a six-year peak.
Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,537.22 an ounce at 12.15pm GMT, but hovered near last week’s $1,554.56, its highest since April 2013. US gold futures were down 0.7% at $1,545.70...
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