Gold fell on Wednesday, pressured by easing US consumer prices and uncertainty after a clash between France and Germany over whether the European Central Bank should do more to stem the region's debt crisis. Spot gold was down 0.4 percent at $1,774.19 an ounce by 2:21 pm EST (1921 GMT).
US gold futures for December delivery settled down $7.90 at $1,774.30 an ounce. COMEX futures volume exceeded its 30-day average for the first time in a week, breaking a trend of slower trading. Silver fell 1.4 percent to $34.03 an ounce. Platinum eased 0.6 percent at $1,628.24 an ounce and palladium fell 1.3 percent to $651.47.