Metals Stocks: Gold futures edge lower as COVID delta variant’s spread helps support the dollar

Gold futures trade slightly lower Monday, amid a mild strengthening of the U.S. dollar and a sharp global selloff of equities, partly prompted by renewed concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant.

Gold futures trade slightly lower Monday, amid a mild strengthening of the U.S. dollar and a sharp global selloff of equities, partly prompted by renewed concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant.