After hitting seven-month high in the Singapore, gold retreated lower due to weaker oil. In London spot market gold touched a high of $668 before slipping to $665.1 per troy ounce, down $2.70. Chinese consumers are thronging jewellery stores to buy gold trinkets and accessories to usher in the lunar new- year. South African gold output fell 12.4 percent in volume terms while overall minerals production increased 10.5 percent in December compared with the same month the previous year, official data showed on Monday. Comex warehouse stocks unchanged at 7,487,683 ounces. | TUG-OF-WAR: Bulls vs. Bears |