Gold Climbs as Traders Look Beyond Venezuela Risk to US Data

Gold rose as traders looked beyond tensions in Venezuela toward a busy lineup of economic data in the US. Silver rallied for a third day.

Spot gold climbed about 1.1% on Tuesday to trade above $4,495 an ounce, after gaining 2.7% in the previous session following the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro injected fresh geopolitical uncertainty into markets.