Gold futures finished lower for the first time in six sessions on Tuesday, saddled by the firmness in dollar after greater than expected corporate earnings. The yellow metal retreated to mark below the key benchmark $1800, after past five session’s gain of about 2.5%.
Gold futures for December slipped by 0.7% to settle at $1,793.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. While, spot gold was down 0.9% at $1,790.54 per ounce.