The gold closed in New York on Friday at $1,591.60. In Asia on Monday the gold price was pushed through $1,600 then traded higher in London at $1,604 before Fixing at $1,599.50 and in the euro at €1,236.09 up €17, while the euro was $1.29.40 down 1.26 cents. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was $1,602.70 and in the euro at €1,237.32.