The price of December futures for gold on the New York Comex exchange fell by $7.05, or 0.41%, to $1,705.85 per troy ounce. December silver futures fell 0.42% to $17.832 an ounce.
Analysts note the impact of the growth in the yield of US government bonds on the price of gold. The 10-year yield on these bonds has risen for six weeks in a row and now stands at 3.338%.
US government bonds are an alternative investment to gold, so their quotes, as a rule, have multidirectional dynamics.
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