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Gold ended below $1,600 an ounce after hitting a seven-month low on Wednesday, as rumors of a troubled hedge fund forced to liquidate positions triggered a sell-off of commodities.
In what appeared to spark heavy losses in crude oil, gold tumbled 1.5 percent as traders cited talk that a large commodity hedge fund had been forced to dump its holdings.
Silver and platinum fell more than 2.5 percent, while Brent crude oil lost about 2 percent.
Gold selling accelerated after bullion slipped below $1,600 an ounce and completed a bearish technical formation known as a "death cross," when its 50-day moving average broke below its 200-day moving average.
Analysts said some investors were selling gold due to jitters about upcoming minutes from a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting in January. Minutes from the December meeting showed some policymakers had been mulling a lessening or complete withdrawal of Fed stimulus.
Spot gold was down 2.2 percent at $1,569 an ounce, having hit $1,578.06, its lowest since July.
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