Gold futures finished slightly higher on Monday, as the weakness in the dollar managed to attract some bullion investments. Albeit, increased risk appetite in the market supported by ‘back to normalcy soon’ optimism with the upbeat US job and manufacturing data limited some gains.
Gold futures for June eked higher by 0.02% or 40 cents to settle at $1,728.80 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,727.64 per ounce.