Gold today climbed on speculation slowing growth in China will spur policymakers to add to stimulus measures.
Gold rose 0.6% to $1,581.20 an ounce and silver climbed 1% to $27.44 an ounce.
Gold slid to this month's low yesterday after Federal Reserve minutes disappointed investors seeking a more definitive signal for further quantitative-easing measures.
Data today showed China's growth slowed for a sixth quarter to the weakest pace since the global financial crisis, putting pressure on Premier Wen Jiabao to boost stimulus to secure a second-half economic rebound.
Holdings in the SPDR Gold Trust, the biggest bullion- backed exchange-traded product, fell 1.5 tonne to 1,269.7 tonne yesterday, the lowest level since May 23.
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