Gold eases as yields rise, investors book profits
Spot gold lost 0.2% to $3,356.91 per ounce, as of 1051 GMT, after rising more than 2% on Friday.
However, U.S. gold futures gained 0.3% to $3,410.20.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield ticked higher from Friday's five-week low, dulling non-yielding bullion's appeal.
"The market will remain range bound with today's pullback being in line with some the reversals seen across markets following Friday's big moves, especially yields which are a tad firmer and stocks which have seen a rebound," Saxo Bank's head of commodity strategy, Ole Hansen, said.
A rebound in stock markets, alongside a stabilizing dollar, also reflected a buy-the-dip mood following last week's payrolls-driven retreat.
U.S. Labor Department data showed nonfarm payrolls rose by 73,000 in July after June's gain was revised down to 14,000. The weaker numbers bolstered expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in September, with CME's FedWatch tool, opens new tab showing an 86% probability. FEDWATCH
While gold is struggling to break higher, stagflation risks and prospects of further rate cuts are keeping sellers cautious, with a move above $3,430 likely to spark momentum buying, Hansen said.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would soon nominate a candidate to fill a vacant Fed seat after Governor Adriana Kugler early resignation.
On the trade front, Trump's newly imposed tariffs on multiple countries are expected to remain during ongoing negotiations, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in comments aired on Sunday.
Citi raised its three-month gold price forecast to $3,500 per ounce from $3,300, citing a deteriorating near-term outlook for U.S. growth and inflation.
Spot silver rose 0.3% to $37.14 per ounce, platinum fell 0.3% to $1,311.38 and palladium was down 0.8% at $1,199.08.
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