The gold price closed at $1,217.20 down $5.70 on Wednesday in New York. In Asia and London, gold prices fell to $1,2o8.6 as the euro buckled more than a cent lower to $1.2724. The gold price was Fixed at $1,210.50 down $13.50 and in the euro at €950.605 down €2.221, while the euro was much weaker at $1.2734. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at $1,209.60 and in the euro at €950.83.