WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Gold futures plunged Tuesday along with U.S. stocks amid a significant rise in bond yields.
Analysts say a rate hike in June is now a certainty, hurting gold prices.
June gold dropped $27.90, or 2.1%, to settle at $1,290.30/oz., the lowest since December 2017.
Retail sales in the U.S. increased in line with economist estimates in the month of April, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday.
The Commerce Department said retail sales rose by 0.3 percent in April after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.8 percent in March.
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