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Urgent: Gold down on strong U.S. data, dollar

Xinhua, December 24, 2015 Adjust font size:

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell on Wednesday as positive U.S. economic data gave strength to the U.S. dollar.

The most active gold contract for February delivery fell 5.8 U.S. dollars, or 0.54 percent, to settle at 1,068.30 dollars per ounce. Enditem