FOX LIVE NEWS UPDATE PRECIOUS-Gold prices steady near 1-wk low as dollar firms July 12 (Reuters) - Gold prices were mostly steady on Thursday, close to a one-week low hit in the previous session, as the dollar held firm amid an intensifying trade war between the United States and China. Spot gold XAU= was steady at $1,243.10 an ounce at 0328 GMT. The yellow metal slipped 1 percent and hit an over one-week low at $1,240.89 on Wednesday. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 for August delivery were 0.1 percent lower at $1,243.60 an ounce. "The U.S. dollar firmed up across the board and I think that is the main reason," a Sydney-based trader said. for contact: 8006707020 / 7409740444 www.foxcommodities.co