Tuesday Outlook: Gold prices rise supported by weaker dollar; Asian shares dip

Tuesday Outlook: Gold prices rise supported by weaker dollar; Asian shares dip

Tuesday Outlook: Gold prices rise supported by weaker dollar; Asian shares dip Slow progress on a U.S. stimulus deal hits investor sentiment    A man looks at an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan August 9, 2017.Zawya brings you all the latest news and insights relevant to Middle East and global investors in equities, commodities and currencies.Dollar holds small gains as markets buffeted by COVID-19 woes, election uncertaintyMoves in the currency market were more muted, though the dollar index lifted about 0.3% overnightAsian shares hit by surging coronavirus cases, U.S. stimulus woesMSCI's gauge of Asia Pacific stocks outside Japan was down 0.43%Gold ticks up on softer dollar, coronavirus woesU.S. gold futures GCv1 were up 0.2% at $1,909.20Oil selloff pauses, but