Gold slightly increases in price

The price of gold increased slightly to $1,790 per ounce, Report informs with reference to stock exchanges.

December gold futures rose 0.12%, or $2.1, to $1,789.8 an ounce on the New York Comex exchange. The price of September futures of silver increased by 0.8% to $20.2 per ounce.

Investors continue to monitor the current situation in the world arena.

Another factor affecting the price of gold is the depreciation of the US dollar. A 0.2% drop was recorded in the US dollar index.