Nikkei 225 closed 0.14% lower and Australia’s ASX 200 ended 0.63% lower. Hong Kong, mainland China, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, were shut for Chinese New year weekend
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Gold gains on lower yields, US stimulus hopes
Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,859.68 per ounce by 0329 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.2% to $1,859.10. Reuters
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Gold prices firmed on Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields eased and the metal s appeal as an inflation hedge was boosted by expectations that a large U.S. stimulus would be passed eventually.
Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,859.68 per ounce by 0329 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.2% to $1,859.10.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told MSNBC that Democrats may try to pass much of President Joe Biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill using a procedural manoeuvre to bypass a Republican filibuster.