The New York gold price closed at $1,072.90 down from $1,085.20 on Monday, a fall of $12.30. In Asia prices drifted higher to $1,073.70 as the dollar strengthened slightly to 98.58 up from 98.42 on the dollar Index. The euro is at $1.0856 stronger than yesterday’s $1.0818 against the dollar. The London a.m. LBMA gold price was set at $1,071.75 down from $1,082.70 on Monday’s. In the euro the fixing was €986.79 down from Monday’s $1,000.65. Ahead of New York’s opening, the gold price was…