Gold prices edged up on Tuesday, having touched their lowest in over a week earlier in the session as safe-haven demand for the metal eased on optimism about a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.

Israel is potentially days away from a cease-fire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Israeli ambassador to the US said. Prices extended losses after Axios reported that Israel and Lebanon have accepted the terms of a ceasefire agreement. The parties haven’t yet announced an agreement, it said.

Four employees of Canada's Barrick Gold have been charged and detained pending trial in Mali, the company said on Tuesday, as the military-led government strives to raise more money from mining companies.

Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial