Gold retreats as US-China talks promise increases risk appetite
Gold is up about 20% for the year, with silver holding near a three-year high; platinum dipped 0.9% while palladium is up 0.1%
05 September 2019 - 14:41
Bengaluru — Gold retreated on Thursday as investors booked profits after the metal rallied to a six-year peak in the previous session and hopes of a thaw in US-China trade ties spurred demand for riskier assets.
Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,542.51 an ounce as of 11.43am GMT, having scaled $1,557 on Wednesday, its highest since April 2013. US gold futures dropped 0.6% to $1,551.30 an ounce...
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