Gold prices held firm on Thursday after falling as much as 1 percent the previous day, with tensions surrounding North Korea and the upcoming French presidential election driving safe-haven demand.
Spot gold
was mostly unchanged at $1,278.74 per ounce at 0756 GMT. The metal fell 0.8 percent on Wednesday in its worst one-day drop in over a month.
"Sentiment overall is that everybody is looking for $1,300 at least by the end of the week. Sentiment around geopolitical issues is really playing on people's minds," said Spencer Campbell, general manager with Kaloti Precious Metals in Singapore.
"We are seeing a lot more physical purchasing, with shops seeing a 100-percent increase in buying from the retail sector," said Campbell.
"This clearly shows the pull back is an opportunity (to buy gold before it climbs above $1,300)."
Analysts and traders said gold would be supported by simmering geopolitical tensions around North Korea and nervousness ahead of the first round of France's presidential election.
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