The most active gold contract for December delivery was up 8.7 U.S. dollars, or 0.57 percent, to close at 1,540.2 dollars per ounce.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the buck against six rivals, went down 0.27 percent to 98.34 as of 1730 GMT.
Gold usually moves in opposite directions with the U.S. dollar, which means if the dollar goes strong, gold futures will fall as gold, priced in U.S. dollar, becomes expensive for investors using other currencies.
As for other precious metals, silver for December delivery was down 8.3 cents, or 0.44 percent to close at 18.628 dollars per ounce. Platinum for October delivery was up 1.5 dollars, or 0.16 percent, to settle at 955.4 dollars per ounce.
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