London gold closed at $1,695.30 after Fixing in London at the p.m. Fix at $1,697. The euro slipped back in London’s morning to €1: $1.2512 down 0.88 of a cent. London then pulled the gold price back with the euro to $1,689 before the morning Fix. The morning Fix in London was set at $1,689.50 down two dollars and in the euro at €1,349.225 almost the same as yesterday’s p.m. Fix. Ahead of New York’s opening gold stood at $1,691.40 and in the euro at €1,348.37.