Gold futures fell on Wednesday, as investors shifted to stocks, and eschewed safe haven assets such as precious metals.
The dollar index fell against a basket of currencies by 0.4% to 97.3 points as of 19:56 GMT, after it hit a high of 97.6 and a low of 97.2.
Protests and civil unrest are continuing in the US, which came after the killing of an African-American citizen by a local policeman, which many saw as a racist incident.
ADP data showed that the US private sector has lost 2.76 million jobs in May, significantly lower than forecasts of -9 million jobs.
Gold August futures fell 1.7% or $29.2 to close at $1704.8 an ounce, with a day high of $1738.9 and a low of $1690.3.