Bengaluru — Gold prices eased on Tuesday as the dollar held firm after a US manufacturing survey showed a surprise rebound, though rising concerns about a widening coronavirus outbreak in China and its economic fallout provided some support to the metal.

Spot gold was down 0.1% to $1,575.27 an ounce by 1.55am GMT, after a 0.9% drop in the previous session. US gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,579.50...

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