Gold futures on Wednesday traded on either side of unchanged as a rally in government bonds across the globe pointed to increased appetite for assets perceived as havens, but gains for bullion were kept in check as the a measure of the dollar ticked higher.
April gold GCJ9, +0.08% on Comex was virtually unchanged at $1,315 an ounce, hovering near its loftiest close for a most-active contract since Feb. 26 at $1,322.60, according to FactSet data.
The gold-backed SPDR Gold Shares exchange-traded fund GLD, -0.47% was up 0.1% in premarket action.
