New York closed with the gold price at $$1,139.90 down from $1,145.60. In Asia yesterday in time gold rose to $1,150 ahead of London’s opening. The gold price was set at $1,151.50 up from $1,143.30 at the LBMA gold setting. The dollar Index was down at 94.82 down from 95.15 and the dollar was trading against the euro at $1.1362 down from $1.1305. In the euro the fixing was €1,013.47 up from €1,011.32. Ahead of New York’s opening gold was trading at $1,154.00 and in the euro at €1,015.62.