Gold prices steady as investors await Fed meeting minutes

Gold prices were steady on Wednesday as investors turned their attention to the US Federal Reserve's meeting minutes in search of new signals on the direction of monetary policy.

Spot gold was little changed at $4,159.62 per ounce as of 00:38 GMT.

US gold futures for December delivery were also unchanged at $4,187.30.

Among other precious metals, spot silver fell 0.6% to $61.32, platinum rose 0.4% to $1,707.65, and palladium slipped 0.1% to $1,170.75.