by කිත්සිරි ද සිල්වා Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:53 pm
Gold rose on Tuesday as the dollar receded slightly and European shares fell, though expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week kept the upside in check.
A slide in commodity prices -- particularly crude oil's drop to its lowest in almost seven years as OPEC continues to pump near-record oil to defend market share -- also prevented gold from reaching higher levels.
Further weakness in oil could trigger fears of deflation, a bearish factor for gold that is often seen as a hedge against oil-led inflation.
Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,072.70 an ounce by 1019 GMT, having slid 1.5 percent in the previous session.
U.S. gold futures fell 0.2 percent to $1,073.20 an ounce.
"For gold now it's just a wait and see game. We had a short-covering rally yesterday but it ran out of steam quickly, indicating that the market is still preoccupied with the rate hike," said Saxo Bank's head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen.
"At the same time, though, the market is not prepared to react in terms of cutting exposure until we actually have the news."
European shares fell, while the dollar was down 0.1 percent against a basket of leading currencies, retreating after a two-day rally triggered by strong U.S. non-farm payrolls data on Friday.
Signs that the U.S. labour market is recovering supported market views that the Fed would raise rates for the first time in nearly a decade at its policy meeting on Dec. 15-16.
Higher rates tend to drag on non-interest-paying gold by increasing the opportunity cost of holding the metal, while boosting the dollar.
Bullion has lost about 9.5 percent so far this year, heading for a third straight annual decline, as investors abandon risk-free assets in favour of equities ahead of higher rates in the United States.
Assets in SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, tumbled 0.65 percent to 634.63 tonnes on Monday. That is the lowest level since September 2008.
Speculators held a record-high short position in COMEX gold futures and options in the week to Dec. 1, recent data showed.
Elsewhere, China's gold reserves rose by nearly 21 tonnes last month, the biggest purchase since it began disclosing monthly data on the stockpile earlier this year, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
Among other precious metals, silver was up 0.1 percent at $14.29 an ounce, having dropped by 2 percent drop in the previous session. Platinum edged up 0.8 percent to $860.10, after a 3 percent drop on Monday, while palladium was down 0.1 percent at $548.99.
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