COMEX according to the classification of the New York Mercantile Exchange, has gold futures trading in August at USD1153.70 a troy ounce at time of writing, down 0.15%.
It earlier traded lower on the session USD1151.90 an ounce. Gold may find support at USD1144.80 and resistance at USD1172.60.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback against a basket of six other major currencies, fell 0.15% to trade him to USD96.79.
At the same time on the Comex, silver for September delivery fell 0.83% to trade at USD15.328 a troy ounce, while copper fell for the month of September rate by 0.16% to trade at USD2.541 a pound.