Gold futures fell Wednesday, despite drop in the US dollar, to give up the $1,800 psychological threshold, after breaking it yesterday for the first time in 9 years.
The Federal Reserve meeting minutes showed that most FOMC members are concerned about the mounting uncertainty around the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the US economy.
The US Department of Labor will release tomorrow the employment change reading for June, while the ADP data showed today the US private sector has added 2.3 million new jobs in June, less than forecasts of 2.8 million.
The dollar index fell against a basket of currencies by 0.2% to 97.1 points as of 19:20 GMT, after it hit a high of 97.6 and a low of 97.03.
Gold August futures fell 1.1% to close at $1,779.9 an ounce, after hitting a day high of $1,807.7 and a low of $1,767.9.