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Gold prices fall more than 1 percent ahead of Fed


    LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices fell more than 1 percent, dipping in line with other commodities on Wednesday to break below $1,600 an ounce, with investors turning cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve statement on monetary policy later in the session.

    Expectations that the Fed might suggest fresh measures to stimulate U.S. growth pushed gold back above $1,600 an ounce earlier this month. If it fails to do so, gold prices may correct sharply.

    Spot gold hit a low of $1,594.29 and was down 1.2 percent at $1,597.30 an ounce at 1008 EDT.

    (Reporting by Jan Harvey; editing by Jason Neely)