Reuters reported that fears European countries will be downgraded caused gold prices to fall.
As quoted in the market news:
Spot gold fell 0.9 percent to $1,705.70 an ounce by 1509 GMT, extending a 1.4 percent drop in the previous session. It earlier fell to its lowest level in nearly a week at $1,703.79 an ounce.
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