In the initial hours of Monday's Asian session, gold prices were observed to be hovering at approximately $1,920 per troy ounce. Despite this, the precious metal managed to maintain its previous weekly close due to some assistance from the weakening US Dollar (USD).
The US Dollar Index (DXY), a measure of the performance of the Greenback against six prominent currencies, is presently trading around 104.80. This value is slightly lower than its peak since April. However, there is an increase in US Treasury bond yields which may exert pressure on gold prices. Specifically, there has been a rise in yield for the 10-year US Treasury note by 0.52%, reaching 4.29%.