* Spot gold falls to lowest since Aug. 15 * Stellar stock market performance attracts investors * Coming up: U.S. FOMC meeting minutes; 1900 GMT (Updates throughout, changes dateline from SINGAPORE) By Clara Denina LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Gold fell to a six-month low on Wednesday, breaking through support at $1,600 an ounce, as investors were drawn to riskier assets ahead of a closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve minutes later in the day. Signs of an improving global economic outlook sent equities to multi-year highs this week, making gold's safe-haven qualities less appealing. Spot gold fell as low as $1,590.71 an ounce, its...
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