* Gold dips for fourth straight session
* U.S. President Trump to speak in New York on trade
By Karthika Suresh Namboothiri
Nov 12 (Reuters) - Gold prices eased on Tuesday as expectations of positive trade talks between the United States and China bolstered risk appetite, while investors booked profits.
Spot gold XAU= slipped 0.2% to $1,453.46 per ounce as of 1211 GMT, extending declines into a fourth straight session.
U.S. gold futures GCcv1 also dropped 0.2%, to $1,454.20 per ounce.
World markets edged higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump on trade policy, following news he will probably delay a decision on whether to slap tariffs on European autos. MKTS/GLOB
EU officials said Trump was expected to announce this week he was delaying the tariff decision on cars and auto parts imported from the European Union likely for another six months, also boosting expectations about the president's speech later in the day about the long-drawn trade war with China. trade talks are) probably going to end in a truce, but that could change with a tweet. So we will continue to have that nervousness in the background," said ABN Amro analyst Georgette Boele, adding that gold's dip was largely due to profit-taking.
"We are close to quite an important level. From a technical point of view, $1,450 was a breakout level."
Last week, officials from China and the United States said they had a deal to roll back tariffs, only for Trump to deny any pact had been agreed.
"Bullion was heavily sold on growing expectations of a trading deal between the U.S. and China, and also due to the strengthening of the greenback," said Carlo Alberto De Casa, chief analyst at ActivTrades, in a note.
"The breakdown of the support level of $1,480 has triggered some profit-taking, with investors willing to bring home gains achieved in the first part of the year after this correction."
However, violent protests in Hong Kong over the weekend kept investors anxious, knocking Asian shares .MIAPJ0000PUS down for two straight sessions.
Hong Kong police fired tear gas in the heart of the Central financial district on Tuesday and at two university campuses after territory-wide transport disruptions wreaked commuter havoc in the Chinese-ruled city. palladium XPD= gained 1.1% to $1,705.99 per ounce, silver XAG= dropped 0.5% to $16.78 an ounce, and platinum XPT= inched 0.2% higher to $877.30.