New York closed at $1,068.70 down from $1,077.20. In Asia prices were lifted to $1,171.65 as the dollar’s rise paused. The LBMA price setting fixed it at $1,073.00 up from yesterday’s $1,068.35. The dollar Index is almost unchanged at 99.78 this morning. The dollar is at $1.0621 up from $1.0625 against the euro. In the euro the fixing was €1,007.13 up from yesterday’s €1,005.008. Ahead of New York’s opening gold was trading in the dollar at $1,075.15 and in the euro at €1,008.91.