Gold prices slide, set to halt 2 days of gains but holding above $1,700
May 05, 2020 at 07:25 AM EDT
Gold prices traded modestly lower on Tuesday, dragged down by optimism about the easing of business lockdowns in the U.S. and Europe in particular, as the daily death tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic begin to fall amid hope for the speedy development of a vaccine.