Gold was bounded by a two dollar range below $652 during the entire Tocom session. London opened with profit taking, forcing gold down to$648.80 where emerged buying propelled the prices up to $650 levels.

Gold was little active in the Far East, hovering on both sides of $651.50. Selling around $652 capped the market while bids were seen below $651. In Europe the precious metal was weak in the beginning of the trading session, but then started to gain ground.

After yesterday’s rally gold spent a calm Asian session, trading in a tight range. Prices came under selling pressure and dipped below the $660technical level.

Gold was little active in the Far East due to Hong Kong National holiday. Tocom opened at $657 and after the peak of $657.80 was reached selling took the market lower. During the early European hours the metal was rather solid with the dollar little changed against the euro and Brent acting as a support.

Gold firmed after New York close Friday, but failed to break above $659 in Asia as offers around that level capped the upside. The metal remained firm the whole day, finding some support around the $656 level. In Europe spot quickly revisited the overnight high, underpinned by a drop in the dollar against the euro.

Constant selling kept pressuring the yellow metal overnight, forcing prices to settle slightly above $650. The downtrend continued during the early European hours and gold fixed at $650.60 an ounce on the first London fix, 15 cents lower than the previous AM one.

Gold firmed after NY close Wednesday, but failed to break above $652 as offers around that level capped the upside. Spending a very calm Asian session, the yellow metal closed slightly above the $650 key level.

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There was very little interest in gold overnight. The market was constantly offered by the general public, but that was absorbed by fund buying, leaving the prices capped within a two dollar range.