The most active gold contract for February delivery added 3.2 U.S. dollars, or 0.22 percent, to close at 1,464.9 dollars per ounce.
The precious metal was also boosted by weaker greenback. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the buck against six rivals, went down 0.18 percent to 97.47 as of 1830 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, March silver went up 0.6 cent, or 0.36 percent, to close at 16.702 dollars per ounce. The January platinum jumped 24.1 dollars, or 2.68 percent, to settle at 922.6 dollars per ounce.
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