Mubasher: Gold settles higher on Thursday, marking its highest level since April 2013.

Comex December gold increased by $3.4, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,531.2 per ounce.

By 06:54 pm GMT, the US dollar index (DXY), which measures the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, rose by 0.19% to 98.18.