Gold prices held steady on Tuesday as investors looked to see if US President Donald Trump would be able to enact promised tax cuts and infrastructure spending, with the dollar drifting from multi-month lows in the previous session.
Spot gold was mostly unchanged at $1,253.83 per ounce at 0238 GMT, after touching its highest in a month at $1,261.03 the day before. US gold futures inched down 0.2% to $1,253.60. 
Meanwhile, spot silver fell 0.2% to $18.03 per ounce. In the previous session, the metal touched its highest since March 2 at $18.12. Platinum climbed 0.5% to $967.90 per ounce. On Monday, it marked its highest since March 6 at $982.60. Palladium slipped 0.3% to $790.50 per ounce.