After five straight sessional gains, gold futures finished slightly lower on Thursday, though posts above the key resistance $1800 level with the global economic rebound woes and a softer greenback. The yellow metal slipped after the US Treasury bond yields edged up and on profit booking at prevailing gains.
Gold futures for August dipped by 0.1% lower at $1,800.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. Spot gold lower by 0.2% to $1,799.18 per ounce.