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Gold fell a second day as a drop in crude-oil prices reduced the precious metal's appeal as a hedge against inflation.
Oil fell on skepticism the OPEC will cut output enough to reduce excess supplies. Oil has dropped 14 percent since trading in New York at a record $78.40 a barrel on July 14. Gold has dropped 12 percent in the same period.
A senior metals analyst at London-based metals research company GFMS Ltd said bullion's decline has discouraged buying by jewelers, the biggest users of the metal. The physical players are also staying out of the market waiting for the price to settle which, is likely tol push the gold price further down in the coming days. |
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