I suspect it’s related to the suddenly higher oil price that started with the war, Miners burn a lot a lot of diesel fuel. Gold was high in February.
Gold: https://finviz.com/futures_charts?t=METALS&p=w
Oil was $60 in February, then suddenly it flew up past $100.
Oil: https://finviz.com/futures_charts?t=ENERGY&p=w
So far it looks like oil was the problem and with four tankers getting attacked, it pushed oil back up a little the past two days.
Oil three days: https://finviz.com/futures_charts?t=ENERGY&p=h
