Fed meeting begins Tuesday, and the market has appreciated nearly 100 percent chance of a quarter percentage point hike. Higher interest rates generally depress demand for gold while strengthening US dollar.
LLG Spot gold prices fell 0.5 percent to $ 1,155.91 an ounce after touching a 10-month low on Monday.
US gold futures for February delivery ended at $ 1,159 per ounce.
Investors will look for clues about how the central bank will face inflation that might be derived from the policy of US President-elect Donald Trump and growth expectations.
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Spot gold prices rebounded from 10-month low of $ 1,151.34 per ounce, reached in the previous session, as US Treasury yields coming off their highs and the dollar eased ahead of the Fed meeting.
Reflecting the sentiment excited, ownership of the SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.14 percent to 856.26 tonnes on Monday from Friday. Ownership fell more than 9 percent since November.
Silver was up 0.4 percent at $ 17 per ounce, after rising nearly 1.4 percent in the previous session. Platinum shed 0.7 percent to $ 924.60. White metal rose as much as 1.9 percent in the previous session. Palladium was flat at $ 722.60.
Analyst Vibiz Research Center estimates that the price of gold for the next trade will move weaker with stronger expectations of rising US interest rates this week. The gold price is expected to move in the range of $ 1,154- $ 1.152 Support, but if the price rises will move in the range of $ 1,158- $ 1.160 Resistance.
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