Gold prices inch up after hitting 1-month low

Reuters 

(Reuters) - Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday, as investors looked for bargains after the fell to a more than one-month low on a stronger U.S. dollar.

FUNDAMENTALS

* Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,202.99 per ounce at 0125 GMT, having touched their lowest since Oct. 11 at $1,199.72 earlier in the session.

* U.S. gold futures were flat at $1,203.4 per ounce.

* Asian shares stumbled on Tuesday after a rout in tech stocks inflicted a hefty sell-off on Wall Street, while the dollar hit a 16-month peak on safe haven bets amid political risks in and acrimonious Sino-U.S. trade relations.

* With the U.S. at or beyond full employment and inflation likely to rise slightly above a 2 percent goal over the next year, the should continue to raise rates gradually, its newest policymaker said Monday -- but not necessarily next month.

* British said on Monday that there were still considerable unresolved issues with the over Brexit as the two sides approached the "endgame" in negotiations for departure from the bloc.

* will further open its in the face of rising protectionism, said as he arrived in on Monday for meetings with leaders that will focus on speeding up work on a major new trade pact.

* SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings rose 0.90 percent to 762.00 tonnes on Monday.

* raised gold holdings by 7.87 tonnes to 471.44 tonnes in October, according to

* The has partnered with U.S. group to expand its range of for central banks, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

(Reporting by in Bengaluru)

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First Published: Tue, November 13 2018. 08:55 IST