Gold prices rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as the US dollar slid after North Korea signaled that it is open to nuclear talks and investors worried about aggressive US trade policy. The greenback hit a two-week low as traders bet on riskier currencies and assets on news North and South Korea would hold their first summit in more than a decade and after the South said the North was willing to discuss denuclearization with the United States.
Spot gold gained 1.1 percent at $1,334.79 per ounce by 1:33 p.m. EST (1833 GMT), while US gold futures for April delivery settled up $15.30, or 1.2 percent, at $1,335.20. "As a result of the weaker dollar, gold - together with oil and industrial metals - has benefited from the North Korean news," said Saxo Bank's Ole Hansen. "This (is) despite the potential for lowering the geopolitical risk should we move towards a denuclearized Korean peninsular."
Gold prices rose 1.4 percent to $1,338.49 per ounce, their highest since Feb. 26, surpassing a key level. "Gold broke through the 50-day moving average at $1,329, and probably triggered some buy stops," said Phillip Streible, senior commodities strategist at RJO Futures. Resistance is around the $1,350-$1,357 per ounce range, said Forex.com technical analyst Fawad Razaqzada. "A break above this zone is still required before we turn decidedly bullish on gold again."
Among other precious metals, silver increased 2.1 percent at $16.77 an ounce after hitting $16.86, a 2-1/2-week high. Platinum rose 0.8 percent at $968.70 per ounce. Palladium gained 0.4 percent at $986.60 per ounce, earlier hitting a three-week low of $974. The autocatalyst metal has run into strong support at $975 an ounce, a key retracement of its Jan 2016-Jan 2018 rally, after falling more than 5 percent last week.
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