(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were lower after the close Monday as a firmer U.S. dollar, renewed oil strength and elevated Treasury-yield risk offset safe-haven demand tied to the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S.-Iran conflict.

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