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Gold prices took a sharp U-turn on Tuesday, dropping back toward multi-day lows in the sub-$4,100 region per troy ounce. A stronger US Dollar, a wave of profit-taking, and fading effervescence over US–China trade developments all combined to pull the precious metal sharply lower.