Gold May Rise for Sixth Week on Dollar&#39;s Decline, Survey Shows
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Gold prices may rise for a sixth week, helped by a slumping dollar that boosts the appeal of the metal and bullion-backed equities as alternatives to stocks and bonds, a Bloomberg survey showed.
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Gold rose more than $3 an ounce on Monday after crude oil extended gains, but dealers said the precious metal lacked incentives to breach key resistance levels.
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Gold hit $440.00 an ounce, its highest  in 16-1/4 years, in Europe on Monday and was seen consolidating  before rising further on a shaky dollar.
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U.S. average retail gasoline prices  rose more than 6 cents a gallon in the last two weeks, but  further increases are likely to be modest in the short term  unless OPEC cuts production again, according to an industry  analyst.
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Gold on Monday hovered below a 28-year  high marked last week, supported by safe-haven buying after a  sell-off in global stock markets, while Tokyo gold futures sold  on a rally in the yen versus the dollar.
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The dollar edged toward six month lows  against the yen on Friday, reversing a short-lived rally on  news that China had raised interest rates, as attention  returned to worries about the strength of the U.S. economy.
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The dollar hit a six-month low against  the yen and drifted near recent eight-month lows versus the  euro on Friday as investors considered the effect of China's  interest rate hike on currencies and the U.S economic outlook.
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The dollar rose on Friday on  position-squaring ahead of a weekend meeting of the world's  richest nations, aided by solid if not spectacular U.S.  economic data.
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The dollar crept up on Wednesday, enjoying some respite from recent falls due to caution ahead of an announcement on U.S. interest rates and after more European officials spoke out against the euro's rapid rise.
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Gold futures dropped more than &#36;5.50 an ounce to two-month lows Thursday as the U.S. dollar rose.
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Gold hit a 28-year high in Europe on Friday as the dollar's continued slide to record lows versus the euro raised the metal's appeal to speculative investors.
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The dollar made slight gains on Monday  as traders prepared for a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting this  week, where a rate rise is widely expected and the market will  be looking for signals on future policy intentions.
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The dollar touched a six-week high  against the yen on Monday as weakness in Tokyo's stock market  and strength in global oil prices kept the Japanese currency on  the defensive.
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Gold hit its highest level in more  than 16 years on Tuesday as a steadier dollar failed to cool  worries over the currency's outlook, while Asian stocks gained  modestly after a solid performance on Wall Street.
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Strength in tech stocks and steelmakers offset the drag of renewed dollar weakness on Asian share markets on Thursday, while gold hit a new 16-1/4-year high and oil moved back up toward &#36;50 a barrel.
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Gold rose on Tuesday and held near an historic high hit the previous day, reflecting investors' interest in the metal as the dollar dropped on expectations of half-percentage-point cut in U.S. rates.
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Gold steadied in quiet trade on Thursday and looked at the dollar and oil for direction, but platinum gained after tumbling this week from record highs.