Gold firmed overnight, recovering from a near four-week low, as US stock markets retreated, but a strong US dollar and robust economic data from the US and China eased fears of a global slowdown, capping bullion's advance.

Gold firmed overnight, recovering from a near four-week low, as US stock markets retreated, but a strong US dollar and robust economic data from the US and China eased fears of a global slowdown, capping bullion's advance.