SINGAPORE - Gold fell on Tuesday from a four-week high hit in the previous session, while palladium flirted with $US500 an ounce as a firmer US dollar kept the metal just below Monday's two-year high.
Tokyo dealers noted buying by local autocatalyst makers but the volume was small and there was an absence of interest from consumers outside Japan. Investors also waited for minutes of the US Federal Reserve's policy setting body's meeting in March, which could offer clues on the direction of interest rates.
