Gold fell on Tuesday as tensions eased in Ukraine after pro-Russian rebels handed the flight recorder and victims' remains from a downed Malaysian passenger jet to international authorities. The spot price of gold was down 0.4 percent at $1,306.35 an ounce by 2:50 pm EDT (1850 GMT).
The most-active US gold futures contract, for August delivery, settled down 0.6 percent at $1,306.30 an ounce. In other precious metals, palladium dipped 0.2 percent to $872.25 an ounce. Platinum was flat at $1,481.75 an ounce. Silver rose 0.1 percent to $20.92.
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