SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures closed with a more than $10-an-ounce loss Tuesday as upbeat U.S. economic data helped dull safe-haven investment demand for the metal. Gold for February delivery fell $10.50, or 0.7%, to settle at $1,595.50 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices, which closed at their lowest level since Dec. 15, have now tallied a four-session decline of 1.4%.

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