Bengaluru — Gold prices fell on Tuesday due to a stronger dollar, but losses were capped by reduced appetite for risk after US crude oil futures plunged below zero for the first time in history in the previous session.

Spot gold eased 0.3% to $1,687.17 an ounce by 3.32am GMT, having risen as much as 1% on Monday as the oil market crash drove demand for safe havens. US gold futures fell 0.4% to $1,703.90...

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