Gold rate today, March 4 -- Following the rise in the safe-have demand after Donald Trump vows to implement a tariff on trade partners, gold prices extended their uptrend for another Tuesday session. MCX gold rate opened upside at Rs.85,399 per 10 gm and touched an intraday high of Rs.85,518 within a few minutes of the Opening Bell.

Spot gold price traded near $2,891 an ounce - following a 1.2% increase on Monday-as US President Donald Trump said Mexico and Canada couldn't negotiate a reprieve from tariffs set to take effect Tuesday and then signed an order doubling levies on China to 20%. Geopolitical events were also in the spotlight after a senior defence official said the US paused all military aid to Ukraine.

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