Bengaluru — Gold prices extended gains to inch closer to the $2,000 mark on Tuesday as the dollar weakened, with traders also focusing on minutes from the US Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting set to be released this week.

Spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,990.13 an ounce by 3.50am GMT. US gold futures edged up 0.1% to $1,999.70. Prices of the metal had jumped on Monday, with further impetus from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buying a stake in gold miner Barrick Gold and retreating US Treasury yields...

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