Mubasher: Gold settled higher on Tuesday, as US and China reported positive economic data.  

Comex June gold grew $1.2, or less than 0.1%, to close at $1,295.4 per ounce.

By 08:23 pm GMT, the US dollar index (DXY), which measures the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, inched up 0.02% to 97.36.