By Ishaan Arora (Reuters) -Gold prices rose on Wednesday, as bargain hunters stepped in after bullion dropped to a near one-week low in the previous session, while focus was also on the U.S. private payroll data for cues on future interest rate cuts.

Gold prices have been on a tear, soaring over 50% this year. Jewelers are rethinking designs and bracing for volatile costs.

Gold and silver plating of idols and temple figurines, mostly paid for by devotees, is common across temples in India. So, the theft at Sabarimala shrine, visited by millions of pilgrims every year, has stunned the devout and made headlines.

Gold prices fell more than 1% on Tuesday as the dollar hit three-month highs, while traders awaited U.S. economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path.

The parent company of luxury brands Coach and Kate Spade outperformed the industry average on three major sustainability metrics.

Charles Coste, a gold medal winner in the 1948 Olympic track cycling event and the world's oldest living Olympian, died at the age of 101.

By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) -Gold prices gained more than 1% on Wednesday, with a slight U.S. dollar pullback and wider risk-off sentiment driving demand. Spot gold was up 0.8% at $3,966.54 per ounce by 1044 GMT.

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"Stranger Things" star Millie Bobby Brown filed a lengthy complaint against co-star David Harbour ahead of filming the show's fifth season, the Daily Mail reported. Brown, who plays Eleven/Jane Hopper on the hit Netflix series, was said to have included "pages and pages" of accusations.

A Chinese state bank closed retail gold accounts to new investors on Monday, two days after Beijing tweaked a long-standing tax exemption for the metal that is likely to hit retail demand in the world's biggest consumer market.