Gold gained follow-through traction for the second consecutive session on Tuesday.
The prevalent USD selling bias, sliding US bond yields remained supportive of the uptick.
Reluctance to place aggressive bets might cap gains ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC minutes.
Gold edged higher through the first half of the European trading action and was last seen hovering near the top end of its daily range, around the $2008-10 region, or one-week high