Gold inches lower as firmer dollar

Gold eased on Tuesday, pressured by a firmer US dollar and rising Treasury yields.

Spot gold slipped 0.3 percent to $4,128.83 per ounce by 04:00 GMT.

US gold futures were little changed at $4,155.90.

Among other metals, spot silver fell 0.6 percent to $60.69, platinum lost 0.5 percent to $1,712.20 and palladium eased 0.5 percent to $1,166.86.