The prices of gold futures closed lower today as the dollar index rose.
At settlement, the February delivery gold futures prices decreased by 0.45% or $8.6 to $2019.2 per ounce, which is the lowest level at the end of the session since December 13, after touching $2056.1.
While the dollar index, which measures the performance of the American currency against a basket of six major currencies, rose by 0.15% to 102.53 points.
