Gold falls from three-week high on profit-booking, firm dollar

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Gold prices fell on Tuesday as investors booked profits after bullion rose more than 2% in the previous session, while pressure from a stronger dollar also weighed on the yellow metal.

Spot gold fell 1% to $5,179.77 per ounce by 0735 GMT, snapping a four-session winning streak and dropping from a ​more ⁠than three-week high hit earlier in the day.

U.S. gold futures for April ⁠delivery were down 0.5% at $5,199.40.

"Obviously, we had a meaningful rally (in gold) yesterday. We have a little bit of a digestion here, and I think ​it's noteworthy that we don't see the panic that we saw on Wall Street extend into the Asian market," said Ilya Spivak, head of ​global macro at Tastylive.

Asian stocks stabilised after a wobbly start ⁠as a fresh AI-linked selloff on Wall Street rattled investors, with sentiment also ⁠hurt by heightened anxiety over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy and geopolitical tensions.

The dollar edged ‌up, making greenback-priced bullion more expensive for ​holders of other currencies.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned countries against backing away from trade ⁠deals negotiated recently with the U.S. after the Supreme Court struck down his emergency ‌tariffs, saying that if they did, he would hit them ​with much ‌higher duties under different trade laws.

Elsewhere, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he was open ‌to leaving interest rates on hold at the ⁠March ⁠meeting if the upcoming February jobs data indicated the labour market had "pivoted to a more solid footing" after a weak 2025.

Markets currently expect three 25-basis-point rate cuts this year, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.

Spot silver was flat at $88.19 per ounce, ​after hitting a more than two-week high on Monday.

Spot platinum gained 0.1% to $2,154.97 per ⁠ounce, while ‌palladium added 0.4% to $1,750.14.

(Reporting by Ishaan Arora; Editing ​by ‌Subhranshu Sahu, Rashmi Aich and Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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