by Anushree Ashish Mukherjee and Anjana Anil
Reuters.com
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Gold gained on Wednesday after an inflation print came in line with expectations, boosting the likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week, while investors awaited U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) data for further direction on monetary policy.
Spot gold climbed 0.9% to $2,717.29 per ounce, as of 01:41 p.m. ET (1841 GMT). Spot prices for bullion hit a record high of $2,790.15 an ounce on Oct. 31.
U.S. gold futures settled 1.4% higher at $2,756.70.
The U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% on a monthly basis in November, data from the Labor Department showed. Annually, it climbed 2.7% after increasing 2.6% in October.