Gold prices were little changed near the prior session's one-week in European trading on Wednesday, as investors awaited fresh signals about the timing of the next U.S. interest rate hike while looking ahead to an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Comex gold futures dipped 95 cents, or less than 0.1%, to $1,257.45 a troy ounce by 2:55AM ET (06:55GMT). Meanwhile, spot gold was down 60 cents at $1,255.60.

The yellow metal settled higher for the third session in a row on Tuesday after hitting its strongest since March 27 at $1,263.70.