Gold futures were lower early on Tuesday, pressured by weakness in stock futures and a stronger dollar ahead of housing data. Gold for December delivery was last down $6.10, or 0.6%, at $988.30 an ounce. On Monday, gold rose $2.50, or 0.25%, tracking a rally in stocks on Wall Street. Due at 9 a.m. Eastern will be the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index for July, and at 10 a.m., the Conference Board will release its U.S. consumer confidence gauge for September.

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