COMEX according to the classification of the New York Mercantile Exchange, has gold futures trading in August at USD1161.50 a troy ounce at time of writing, it rose by 0.20%.
It earlier traded at a height of USD1163.00 an ounce session. Gold may find support at USD1145.90 and resistance at USD1174.40.
The dollar index, which tracks the performance of the greenback against a basket of six other major currencies, fell 0.84% to trade him to USD95.85.
At the same time on the Comex, silver for September rose by 0.33% to trade at USD15.412 a troy ounce, while copper fell for the month of September rate by 0.66% to trade at USD2.535 a pound.