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Gold prices rose on Thursday as growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will pause its rate tightening cycle this year and an impasse between US President Donald Trump and Democrats on funding for a border wall weighed on the dollar.
Spot gold was up 0.2 per cent at $1,295.85 per ounce as of 0436 GMT, hovering near Friday's peak of $1,298.42 - a level last seen in mid-June.
In Dubai, 22k can be bought at Dh147.25 and buyers can get 24k at Dh157.
US gold futures gained 0.4 per cent to $1,297.2 per ounce.
Minutes from the Fed's Dec. 18-19 policy meeting showed that several policymakers said they could be patient about future interest rate hikes and a few did not support the central bank's rate increase that month.
"Gold is getting a bit of support out of a dovish Fed and institutional instability in the United States," said Kyle Rodda, a market analyst at IG, Australia.
"We have got the markets pricing in the possibility of a Fed rate cut rather than a hike in the year ahead," Rodda said, adding that the Fed minutes gave the dollar a bit of a "kick down" and there were chances for gold prices to break the $1,300 level with the present sentiment.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback against major currencies, hit its lowest level in nearly three months.
Gold prices are highly sensitive to declining interest rates which decrease the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding bullion while pressuring the dollar.
Meanwhile, Trump walked out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and reopening the government, saying the meeting in the White House was "a total waste of time".
Asian equities took a breather after an extended rally, as markets awaited more news on U.S.-China trade talks that have raised hopes of a deal to avert an all-out trade war between the economic giants.
China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that trade talks between Washington and Beijing were progressing, but gave no details on the issues at stake.
"With the government shutdown still far from resolved and Chinese trade talks just partly concluded, we are not sure that the turbulence in the equity markets is over just yet," INTL FCStone analyst Edward Meir said in a note.
"This prompts us to maintain our view that length in gold should be maintained as we wait to see if $1,300 resistance could be taken out more convincingly."
Holdings in the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, SPDR Gold Trust, rose 0.33 per cent to 799.18 tonnes on Wednesday.
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