Daily Gold Update

Source: Marketwatch

San Francisco— Gold futures closed slightly lower Tuesday to tally a three-session loss of more than $2 an ounce as the U.S. dollar traded on a mixed note and crude price backed off a high of more than $75 a barrel.

Gold for August delivery fell 40 cents to close at $665.90 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It spent much of the session trading higher. See full story.