Oct 21 (Reuters) - Gold prices held ground above $1,490 an
ounce in early Asian trade on Monday as uncertainties swirled
over Brexit delay, though a firmer dollar weighed on the
safe-haven metal.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold XAU= edged 0.1% higher to $1,490.60 an ounce
by 0047 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 were little changed at
$1,494.20.
* Palladium XPD= was up 0.2% at $1,757.10 an ounce, after
gaining about 3.3% in the previous week. The autocatalyst metal
hit a record high of $1,783.21 on Thursday.
* British Lawmakers on Saturday voted to withhold a decision
on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's deal, a move that forced him
to seek from the EU a third postponement of Britain's departure
from the bloc. * The EU will play for time rather than rush to decide on
Johnson's reluctant request to delay Brexit again, diplomats
with the bloc said after a 15-minute meeting on Sunday.
* The British government has insisted Brexit will take place
on Oct. 31, but uncertainty over the request for a delay and the
Parliament's response has kept markets on the edge. * A firm dollar .DXY against a basket of major currencies
limited gold's gains. USD/
* The long-standing Sino-U.S. trade war has taken a toll on
economies around the world with Japan's exports down for a 10th
straight month, and South Korean exports plunging 19.5% over the
first 20 days of October. * Investors now await a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting at the
end of the month that could offer further signs of monetary
easing. FED/DIARY
* At least 15 gold miners were killed on Saturday when a dam
collapsed, flooding an artisanal mining encampment in a remote
part of Siberia, officials said. * The world's second-biggest gold producer Barrick Gold
ABX.TO said it had reached a deal to settle a long-running tax
dispute between Tanzania and mining group Acacia. (GMT)
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