SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures climbed Wednesday as uncertainty surrounding Greece's debt crisis positioned the market for its first gain in four sessions, and as traders awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting and a press conference from the Fed's Chairman Ben Bernanke. Gold for December delivery GC1Z +1.54% rose $21.30, or 1.2%, to trade at $1,732.90 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Futures prices have lost $36 over the past three trading sessions. "The shock and uncertainty regarding [Greek] Prime Minister George Papandreou's call for a referendum on a European Union bailout deal continues to reverberate in international markets leading to a renewed safe haven bid" for gold, analysts at GoldCore said in a note Wednesday.
