Support is at $1,886, a break below which could cause a fall into $1,864-$1,877 range. On the daily chart, gold seems to be rising towards the peak of a wave B at $1,959.01, as it has broken a falling trendline and a key resistance at $1,874.
The dollar was down 0.2pc. U.S Treasury yields fell to the lowest in nearly two weeks, reducing the opportunity cost of holding non-interest paying bullion.
Having risen for four sessions to its highest since Jan. 29 at $1,874.80 on Tuesday, spot gold fell 0.5% to $1,859.19 per ounce.
"I would say that part of the recent countermove or today's countermove is some profit taking, partly driven also by a small rebound of the US dollar."