The gold price closed at $1,223.70 up $1.20 since yesterday. Asia held it there. London held it around that level after a small dip to $1,218. The euro a cent ahead of the Fix, which was set $1,222.25 down $5.25 and in the euro at €964.374 up €2.383, while the euro stood at $1.2674 down just short of a cent. The volumes of gold traded were one seller selling 22,000 ounces and two buyers buying 32,000 ounces before the pro rat arrangement kicked in. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was…