Tokyo Commodity Exchange October gold futures rose as high as 1,769 yen per gram, a one-and-a-half-week high reached on Friday, but active profit-taking increased after a failure to break through the high.
"Sentiment remains bullish but active profit-taking emerged after it the failure to break through highs," said Tatsuo Kageyama, an analyst at Kanetsu Asset Management.
"The market is looking for fresh incentives to decide whether to test the upside again in the near term," he said. October gold futures closed up one yen, or 0.06 percent, at 1,763 yen.
The contract's session low was 1,761 yen. Other gold contracts closed down two to three yen. Traders were focusing on whether they can test the key contract above a 14-year high of 1,771 yen reached in mid-October.
TOCOM prices were also undermined as spot gold fell slightly.
Spot gold was at $472.00/472.75, down slightly from $473.10/473.80 late in New York on Friday. Spot gold fell slightly in Asia ahead of the Fed meeting, which is likely to prompt book squaring in the bullion market
.October platinum futures closed unchanged at 3,464 yen per gram, but they were well-supported around lows. They moved in a range of 3,434 to 3,472 yen.