Gold prices slide below $1,680
Gold prices slid below $1,680 an ounce on Wednesday, extending the previous day's retreat from two-week highs as the momentum sparked by expectations for further monetary easing faded after the metal failed to break through key resistance.
Spot gold slid to a session low of $965.00 an ounce, from its earlier four-month high of $987.75, as oil prices tumbled more than $9 a barrel.