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, +0.46% 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, -0.07% fell by $1.30, or nearly 0.1%, to settle at $1,783.10 an ounce.
