Muscat: Gold eased today as risk appetite improved despite a soft dollar and lower Treasury yields. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $3,423.44 per ounce, after hitting its highest point since 16 June 2025 earlier in the session. US gold futures also slipped 0.2% to $3,437.70.

According to Oman News Agency, elsewhere, spot silver fell 0.3% to $39.15 per ounce, platinum dropped 0.3% to $1,437.83, and palladium slipped 0.8% to $1,264.96.