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Gold rangebound as market focus turns to United States tasks data

Gold rates traded in a narrow variety on Monday as financiers looked to a key U.S. tasks information to firm their bets on the size of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut expected this month.

Area gold relieved 0.1% at $2,499.47 per ounce, since 0143 GMT. U.S. gold futures inched up 0.2% to $2,531.90.

The Fed is anticipated to kick off a rate-cutting cycle at its policy conference on Sept. 17-18. Traders presently see a 69%. opportunity of a 25 basis points cut and a 31% chance of a 50 bps. cut, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

The lead-up to the U.S. non-farm payrolls might put gold. prices in their near-term variety to start the week. Investors. look towards a series of financial information to help deal with the. argument in between a 25 bp and a 50 bp cut for the upcoming Fed. meeting, said IG market strategist Yeap Jun Rong.

Major data due today are the ISM studies, JOLTS task. openings, ADP employment and the non-farm payrolls report. For. the payrolls report, due Friday, a Reuters poll predicts 165,000. heading tasks developed in August and a dip in the unemployment. rate to 4.2%.

Spot gold fell 1% in the previous session after information showed. that U.S. consumer spending increased solidly in July, arguing. against a half-percentage-point rate cut.

Nevertheless, the current transfer to an all-time high continues. to be well-defended for gold costs, included Yeap.

Non-yielding bullion tends to thrive in a low-interest-rate. environment.

On the other hand, COMEX gold speculators raised their net long. positions by 69 contracts to 236,818 in the week ended Aug. 27,. data revealed on Friday.

Area silver increased 0.6% to $28.66 per ounce, platinum. almost steady at $926.50 and palladium was up 0.1%. to $966.25.

(source: Reuters)