COMEX according to the classification of the New York Mercantile Exchange, has gold futures trading in August at USD1160.30 a troy ounce at time of writing, it rose by 0.28%.
It earlier traded at a height of USD1166.80 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, rose 0.32% to trade him to USD96.69.
At the same time on the Comex, silver for September rose 1.58% to trade at USD15.403 a troy ounce while Copper for September rose 1.99% to trade at USD2.547 a pound.