Gold futures declined on Thursday to tally a third loss in a row, pressured in part by strength in the U.S. dollar. The benchmark ICE U.S. Dollar Index
DXY,
+0.47%
touched a nine-month high and some upbeat U.S. economic data, including a rise in the leading economic index in July, helped to dull demand for haven gold. December gold
GCZ21,
-0.24%
fell by $1.30, or nearly 0.1%, to settle at $1,783.10 an ounce.