Gold slips as dollar and equities benefit as China tries to return to work
11 February 2020 - 07:58
Bengaluru — Gold eased on Tuesday from a near one-week high hit in the previous session due to a stronger dollar and an uptick in equities as China’s factories slowly return to work amid rising death toll from the coronavirus epidemic.
Spot gold edged lower by 0.2% to $1,568.11 an ounce by 3.45am GMT. The metal touched its highest since February 4 at $1,576.76 on Monday. US gold futures fell 0.5% to $1,571.70...
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