Gold Prices Steady above $2,500

Gold prices held above the $2,500 mark on Tuesday, buoyed by a weaker US dollar and Treasury yields, while traders awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting for further cues on interest rate cuts.Spot gold edged 0.1% higher to $2,505.92 per ounce. Prices had hit an all-time high of $2,509.65 on Friday.US gold futures rose 0.1% to $2,543.90.Spot silver fell 0.3% to $29.39 per ounce, platinum gained 0.3% to $956.41 and palladium shed 0.2% to $930.25.Source: Qatar News Agency