Gold futures ended higher on Tuesday, lifted by the safe haven bullion bets after US consumer confidence figure for May and new home sales for April showed a dip. Meanwhile weaker green back and easing US treasury yields boosted the yellow metal buying.
Gold futures for June rose by $13.50 or 0.7% at $1,898 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. While, spot gold jumped by 0.8% to $1,896.74 per ounce.