Gold slips ahead of Fed, but on pace for third monthly gain
Gold set for gain of 5% in January
Silver, platinum, palladium set for monthly fall
Fed policy decision due on Feb. 1
Updates prices
By Ashitha Shivaprasad
Jan 31 (Reuters) -Gold prices eased on Tuesday, but were en route to their third straight monthly gain, as market participants awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision later this week.
Spot gold XAU= was down 0.4% at $1,915.06 per ounce, as of 0704 GMT. The contract, however, was headed for a monthly gain of 5%.
U.S. gold futures GCv1 were down 0.5% at $1,929.80.
The dollar index .DXY held steady but was set for a fourth consecutive monthly drop. A weaker greenback tends to make dollar-priced bullion an attractive bet. USD/
Traders mostly expect the Fed to scale back rate hikes to 25 basis points (bps) at the end of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. The U.S. central bank slowed its tightening pace to 50 bps in December after four straight 75-bp hikes.
"The gold market has already priced in a 25 bps hike. If the Fed strikes a dovish tone, then it will be positive for gold," said Ajay Kedia, director at Kedia Commodities, Mumbai.
A low interest-rate environment decreases the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion.
"I expect gold to trade between $1,900 and $1,925 over the next week," said Michael Langford, director at corporate advisory firm AirGuide.
Top gold consumer China's economic activity swung back to growth in January, official data showed, as a wave of COVID-19 infections passed through faster than expected following the country dismantling its pandemic controls.
"With the Chinese economy recovering, physical gold demand in China will improve. Also, there will be support for other precious metals, which are industrial in nature," Kedia added.
Meanwhile, spot silver XAG= lost 0.8% to $23.41 per ounce, platinum XPT= fell 1% at $998.99, while palladium XPD= inched 0.3% lower to $1,634.10.
All three metals were set for a monthly decline.
Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Savio D'Souza
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