Gold futures finish higher as dollar slides

Gold futures finished higher on Thursday, due to a slide in dollar and on safe haven appeal of the bullion with the rising uncertainty followed by the speculation about a potential replacement for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Gold futures for August delivery rose by $4.90 or 0.15% to settle at $3,348.00 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile. While, spot gold down by $ 30.97 or 0.93% to $3,296.95 an ounce.