International gold prices fell 0.3%, having earlier risen above $4,200 during the Asia-Pacific midday session.

In late New York trading on Tuesday, spot gold fell 0.31% to $4,159.37 per ounce, rallying before pulling back over the course of the day and refreshing a session high of $4,200.54 at 13:18 Beijing time. Spot silver fell 1.85% to $59.14 per ounce, declining continuously since 16:00. COMEX copper futures fell 0.3% to $6.7270 per pound. During U.S. stock trading hours, the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index closed down 1.73%, the Materials Index closed down 0.06%, and the Metals and Mining Index closed down 0.24%. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, which trades throughout the global market day, fell 1.30% to 2,501.18 points. The State Street Metals and Mining ETF closed down 1.04% at $103.76.