• Spot gold was up 0.4 percent at $1,341.29 an ounce by 1:35 p.m. EDT (1735 GMT), its highest since April 4. June U.S. gold futures settled up $5.80, 0.4 percent, at $1,345.90 per ounce.
• Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their highest in nearly a week as the U.S. dollar weakened and investors awaited potential U.S. action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.
• Trump on Monday promised quick, forceful action in response to a deadly suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria, appearing to suggest a potential military response.
• "Geopolitics is taking the main driving seat this week, so gold has potentially got some room for the upside," said Jonathan Butler, commodities analyst at Mitsubishi in London.
"A lot will hinge on what is happening geopolitically between Russia, Syria, Iran and all sorts of other countries that could be potentially drawn into this."
• Gold got a boost as the dollar index dipped to a two-week low against a basket of currencies. The dollar had risen earlier after Chinese President Xi Jinping's promise to cut import tariffs eased concerns about a trade conflict.
• Jinping's comments spurred a rally in global equity markets, that capped gold's safe haven appeal despite the weakening dollar, said Bob Haberkorn of RJO Futures in Chicago.
"The upside has been limited due to the fact that China appears to be offering some concessions to the trade war," he said. He said gold could move higher if trade tensions re-escalate or if bullion reaches$1,350, near the top end of its latest trading range.
• Silver gained 0.7 percent at $16.57 an ounce. The session high was $16.65, a one-week high.
• Platinum fell 0.1 percent at $930.80 an ounce, while palladium rose 2.3 percent at $950.72 an ounce, after touching $961.30, a 12-day high.
Reference: Reuters
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