Gold retreats after scaling over 2-month peak
- Last updated: August 20, 2026 | 14:26
Gold bangles are displayed at a jewellery store in Mumbai, India.
File/ Reuters
Gold fell on Thursday, as investors booked profits after prices climbed to a more-than-two-month peak.
Spot gold slipped 0.6 per cent to $4,495.69 per ounce by 03:31 GMT. Earlier, it was at $4,525.79, its highest since 2nd June, after a more than 4 per cent advance on Wednesday.
US gold futures rose 0.2 per cent to $4,553.30.
Among other metals, spot silver gained 0.2 per cent to $67.07 per ounce, platinum dropped 1.3 per cent to $1,802.29, and palladium slid 0.2 per cent to $1,328.06.