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Gold on Thursday held steady near two-month highs hit the session before, bolstered by safe-haven demand triggered by rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.
North Korea dismissed on Thursday warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it would face "fire and fury" if it threatened the United States as a "load of nonsense", and outlined detailed plans for a missile strike near the Pacific territory of Guam.
"(Safe-haven demand) has settled down to a certain extent, but the market is still expecting more news to come," said Brian Lan, managing director at gold dealer GoldSilver Central in Singapore.
"North Korea doesn't seem like they're going to back down and the U.S. has also made a very strong stance this time."
Geopolitical risk can boost demand for assets seen as safe-havens such as gold.
Spot gold had eased 0.1 percent to $1,276.40 per ounce at 0322 GMT. The precious metal climbed 1.3 percent in the previous session, its biggest gain since mid-May, and touched $1,278.66 an ounce, it highest level since June 14.
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