The gold price closed at $1,296.10 down $0.50 on yesterday, in New York. In Asia it was being pulled back to $1,293 just ahead of London’s opening, once again. In London it was Fixed this morning at $1,292.00 up $2.25 and in the euro at €934.674 up €4.655 as the dollar strengthened to $1.3823 before slipping slightly to $1.3834 ahead of the opening of New York, when gold stood at $1,292.30 and in the euro at €934.15.