New York closed at $1,172.80 down $22.20 before Asia took it higher to $1,182 ahead of the Fix. The euro was 18 points weaker at $1.2238. In London gold remained steady and the gold Fixing was set at $1,179.50 down $15.75 and in the euro, at €964.11 down €10.968 while the euro was 0.024 of a cent weaker at $1.2234. Ahead of New York’s opening gold was trading in London at $1,179.60 and in the euro at €964.51.