As all markets look ahead to the Federal Reserve meeting which will result in a decision about raising interest rates, gold prices ticked higher during Asian trading on Wednesday.
Gold futures for December delivery on the Comex of the New York Mercantile Exchange added 0.14 percent trading at 1,104.10 dollars a troy ounce.
Overnight gold futures fell mildly on Tuesday from their gains in the earlier session as traders remained cautions by the volatility which will be cause by the critical two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting starting today.
Data released on Tuesday showed a 0.2 percent increase in retail sales for August which fell short from the 0.3 percent increase expectations. Core retail sales excluding automobiles added 0.1 percent in August lower than the expected 0.2 percent. US industrial production fell by 0.4 percent for August more than the expected 0.2 percent decline.
Expectations which were settled on a September rate hike have thinned after a series of disappointing data in the U.S. and meltdowns in two of the world's largest economies; Japan and China.
Silver futures on the Comex added 0.10 percent trading at 14.340 dollars a troy ounce, while copper for December delivery lost 0.10 percent to 2.425 dollars a pound.