Gold futures settled near two week low rate on Thursday, as the hawkish Federal Reserve minutes dulled the investment appeal of the bullion. The precious metal languished below key benchmark $1800 in the session with the sharpest drop in over 6 weeks
Gold futures for February slipped by 0.6% or $35.90 to $1789.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. Spot gold dipped by 1.2% to $1,788.25 per ounce.