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Urgent: Gold falls sharply on U.S. dollar rally

Xinhua, May 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell sharply Tuesday as the U. S. dollar rallied after the long Memorial Day weekend.

The most active gold contract for June delivery fell 17.1 U.S. dollars, or 1.42 percent, to settle at 1,186.90 dollars per ounce. Endite