“The equities are looking a little heavy up at these levels and yesterday’s speech by Fed Chairman Powell felt like Fed might adopt a dovish stance on rates moving forward, which is lending a lot of support to gold,” Haberkorn added.
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Gold Prices Gains as Dollar Weakens, U.S. Rate Hike Prospects Fade
Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,244.40 per ounce as of 1:41 p.m. EST (1841 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled up $2.80, or 0.22 percent, at $1,250.