Gold sticks to modest intraday gains, above the $5,000 psychological mark, through the first half of the European session, though it lacks bullish conviction amid mixed cues. The third round of US-mediated negotiations between Ukraine and Russia concluded in Geneva on Wednesday without any major breakthrough.
Geopolitical tensions remained a key pillar of bullion demand. Investors monitored heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, with concerns over maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz, and stalled nuclear diplomacy.
A financially motivated hacker group has targeted Russian companies across several industries in a new phishing campaign using a modified version of the DarkWatchman malware, researchers have found.
France has accused a hacker group controlled by Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU) of orchestrating a series of cyberattacks against French institutions over several years.