Gold Futures End Higher After Two-session Decline

Gold futures finished with a gain on Monday, with weakness in the U.S. dollar offering support to prices which posted declines over the past two trading sessions. Analysts said the next big influence for gold may come from the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's July meeting due out Wednesday. December gold rose $4.30, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,347.50 an ounce.