Gold turned lower Tuesday morning as traders returned to their desks to find stock futures higher on hopes for Chinese stimulus.

Demand for safe haven assets like gold has risen of late, but analysts say gold may suffer if stocks can rebound after a brutal start to the year.

U.S. gold for March was down $7 at $1086 an ounce, having topped out above $1100 earlier this month.

The National Association of Home Builders is scheduled to release its housing market index for January at 10 am ET. Economists expect the index to rise to 62 in January from 61 in December.

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