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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.

Microsoft fell 4.2% to $441, the day's mega-cap laggard, sliding well below its 52-week high.

Rotation into pure-play chip names like Nvidia and Marvell is pulling capital out of software megacaps.

$435 is support; a break opens $420. The stock needs fresh AI-monetization proof to re-rate.