Gold was steady on Wednesday after ending January with its biggest monthly rise since August, while investors cautiously awaited more data from the world's key economies for trading cues. Spot gold edged down 0.2 percent to $1,733.79 an ounce by 0722 GMT, off a nearly two-month high of $1,747.39 hit in the previous session. US gold also lost 0.2 percent to $1,734.40.