Gold prices steadied on Tuesday as Asian stocks traded lower, dragged by political unrest in Washington and rising global COVID-19 cases, outweighing a firmer dollar and U.S. Treasury yields.
Spot gold was little changed at $1,845.19 per ounce by 0037 GMT, after touching its lowest since Dec. 2 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures eased 0.3% to $1,845.90.
In Asia trading, Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.48%, South Korea’s KOSPI fell 0.91% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index futures ..