Gold Flat As Traders Weigh Egypt, Dollar

The Wall Street Journal reports that gold finished near unchanged Thursday as traders balanced renewed concerns about stability in Egypt with the dampening influence of a stronger dollar.

The market news is quoted as saying:

The thinly traded February-delivery contract settled down 0.2%, or $2.90, at $1,361.90 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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