Bengaluru — Gold prices held steady on Monday, as rising concerns over the severity of the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on global markets offset slight pressure from positive economic data from China and the US. Spot gold was little changed at $1,569.05/oz by 0313 GMT. US gold futures were flat at $1,572.70.

A team of international experts led by the World Health Organisation left for Beijing to help investigate the epidemic that has claimed more than 900 lives in mainland China, surpassing the death toll from the SARS epidemic...

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