Overview
- Spot gold rose about 0.7% Tuesday to near $4,775, trimming losses from a two‑day slide that followed weekend peace talks in Pakistan and the start of a US naval blockade.
- US Central Command said it is blocking access to Iranian Gulf ports, a step that sent oil above $100 on Monday and stoked inflation worries before crude later pulled back.
- The dollar eased as President Donald Trump said Iranian officials want to “work a deal” and Vice President J.D. Vance voiced cautious optimism about another negotiating round.
- During Monday’s selloff, Comex June gold fell to roughly $4,736, while India’s benchmark hovered near ₹1.52–1.54 lakh per 10 grams and Pakistan’s tola price dropped Rs1,600 to Rs495,362.
- Traders are watching US producer price data and any timetable for new talks, since the Strait of Hormuz moves a big share of the world’s seaborne oil and disruptions can quickly lift prices and reshape interest‑rate expectations.