Bengaluru — Gold prices on Wednesday hovered near a one-month high hit in the previous session, as comments from US President Donald Trump dashed market hopes for a preliminary agreement with China, driving support for safe-haven assets.

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,478.81 an ounce, as of 4am GMT, while US gold futures were flat at $1,484.60. Bullion prices rose to their highest since November 7 on Tuesday after Trump said a deal with China might have to wait until after the US presidential election in November 2020...

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