(WAM)

Gold prices were steady in spot trading at $4,057.34 per ounce after falling by nearly 1% earlier in the session.

Meanwhile, US gold futures declined 0.4% to $4,051.80 per ounce.

Among other precious metals, spot silver fell 1.8% to $57.55 per ounce, platinum rose 0.9% to $1,646.47 per ounce, while palladium declined 0.9% to $1,293.58 per ounce.