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Gold edged up on Wednesday on bargain hunting driven by a drop in stock markets and after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates low, but a lack of physical buying could cap gains. The dollar slipped toward a 15-year low against the yen after the Fed took steps to bolster the fragile U.S. recovery, while Asian stocks tracked losses in Wall Street and were also dragged down by tech sales.

The Australian Dollar continued to be sold off late yesterday and into the evening trading session ahead of the widely anticipated FOMC Meeting overnight.

Business productivity fell for the first time in 1-1/2 years in the second quarter and labor costs hardly rose, underlining the halting pace of economic recovery.

Shares of Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc fell on Tuesday after analysts downgraded shares of the world's top chip maker, warning of a weakening outlook for corporate and consumer IT spending globally.

Stocks cut losses on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve announced measures designed to boost the sluggish economic recovery.

Stocks declined on Tuesday due to investors' uncertainty whether the Federal Reserve will announce action to boost the U.S. economy as the recovery appears to be losing steam.

U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday due to investors' uncertainty whether the Federal Reserve will announce action to boost the U.S. economy as the recovery appear to be losing steam.

Stocks dropped sharply on Tuesday as commodity shares were hit by indications China's economic growth may be slowing and by mounting uncertainty over the Federal Reserve's assessment of the U.S. economy, due later in the session.

JA Solar Holdings Co posted a second-quarter profit, meeting Wall Street estimates, and it raised its full-year sales forecast as demand topped its expectations..

JA Solar Holdings Co posted a second-quarter profit and raised its full-year sales forecast.

Oil dropped more than a dollar below $80 a barrel on Tuesday, sapped by hints of weaker demand for fuel in the world's top energy users and a strengthening U.S. dollar. U.S. crude for September delivery fell $1.80 to $79.68 a barrel by 1304 GMT, off a session low of $79.55. London Brent crude was down $1.90 at $79.09.

Silver is unlikely to lose its charm in the coming days even as analysts predicted that the metals is expected to remain bullish this week, supported by technical indicators, a weak dollar and weaker China economic data.

Stocks were poised for a sharp decline at the open on Tuesday as uncertainty built up ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the economy from its monetary policy meeting later in the day.

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, weighed by worries over weaker-than-expected import data from China and a cautious mood ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on monetary policy.

China's trade surplus surged unexpectedly in July to an 18-month high of $28.7 billion as exports beat forecasts, but a government-induced slowdown in investment took a toll on imports.

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, weighed by worries over weaker-than-expected import data from China and a cautious mood ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on monetary policy.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.58 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.52 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.67 percent at 4:45 a.m. EDT.

It seems disasters are set to hit gold production in a big way this year. As reports come in from China about fire at a gold mine at Yantai in Shandong province killing 16 people, Chile also reported major accidents at its mines last week.

Oil dropped a dollar to below $81 a barrel on Tuesday, sapped by hints of weaker demand for fuel in the world's top energy users and a strengthening U.S. dollar. U.S. crude for September delivery fell $1.03 to $80.45 a barrel at 6:20 a.m. ET, off a session low of $80.30. London Brent crude was down $1.30 at $79.69.

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.58 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.52 percent and Nasdaq 100 down 0.67 percent at 4:45 a.m. ET.

Gold steadied around $1,200 on Tuesday on bargain hunting as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve would take further steps to ease monetary policy later in the day, boosting bullion's safe-haven appeal.