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Gold edged up 0.3% to $4,489, holding the $4,500 zone, after a Reuters note flagged it has overtaken Treasurys as the top central-bank reserve asset.

Structural central-bank demand and sticky inflation underpin gold even with real yields elevated — a durable, not speculative, bid.

$4,500 is immediate resistance, $4,420 support; any hot inflation read keeps the bid firm.

Alphabet dropped 3.9% to $362, underperforming its mega-cap peers on the session.

Profit-taking after a strong run, plus fresh questions about how Google funds its heavy AI capex, weighed on the shares.

$355 is first support; a reclaim of $370 is needed to steady the trend.