现货黄金向下触及4260美元/盎司，日内跌0.63%。

UK CBI retail sales balance (Sep) -55; previous -48.

Yemeni government forces said they repelled a Houthi assault on the Kahbub Mountains and have retaken large areas; the Houthis now hold only a few pockets and have not commented, while fighting continues. The Kahbub Mountains lie northeast of the Bab al-Mandeb and are a key high ground near the strait. Since Sept. 3 the Houthis have launched an offensive, seized Yemen’s entire western coast and deployed combat units attempting to take Kahbub, a move that would further threaten government-held areas.