Gold price settles down for third day of declines

New York (July 11)  Gold futures slid for a third day Monday as U.S. stocks and the dollar rallied. Gold for August delivery GCQ6, -0.27% settled down $1.80, or 0.1%, at $1,356.60 an ounce.  The S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.52% was last up 0.6% at 2,142, and the U.S. Dollar Index DXY, +0.19% rose 0.3% to 96.59.

Spor silver slid nearly -2% to $20.29.

Source: MarketWatch