The New York gold price closed at $1,072.70 down from $1,074.60 on yesterday’s close. In Asia prices drifted slightly higher to $1,073.25 as the dollar weakened to 97.67 down from 98.40 on the dollar Index. The euro is at $1.0975 up from $1.0935 yesterday against the dollar. The London a.m. LBMA gold price was set at $1,072.00 down from $1,078.40, on Wednesday. In the euro the fixing was €979.00 down from yesterday’s $986.55. Ahead of New York’s opening, the gold price was trading at $1,075.30…