And by 12:34 GMT, gold fell in spot transactions by 0.53 percent, to reach $ 1,650 an ounce, after recording its best daily performance since March, Wednesday, when the dollar fell for a brief period.
And US gold futures fell 0.59 percent, to $ 1659.70 an ounce.
The dollar index rose 0.8 percent, which makes gold more expensive for buyers of other currencies.
As for other precious metals, silver fell 1.3 percent in spot transactions to $18.64 an ounce, platinum fell 1.1 percent to $853.97 an ounce, and palladium rose 0.1 percent to $2157.71.
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