Gold scores eighth gain in 10 sessions

MarketWatch, (21/8) SAN FRANCISCO — Gold futures finished higher Tuesday for their eighth gain in 10 sessions, with investors encouraged by prospects for seasonal demand from Asia as the market awaited this week’s release of the latest U.S. Federal Reserve policy-meeting minutes. Gold for December delivery tacked on $6.90, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,372.60 an ounce, recouping the $5.30 loss seen Monday on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. September silver SIU3 -0.35% , however, fell 9.5 cents, or 0.4%, to end at $23.07 an ounce, extending Monday’s 16-cent decline. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-inches-higher-with-fed-india-in-focus-2013-08-19