Mubasher: Gold ended higher on Wednesday, marking the highest level in more than six years.

Comex December gold rose by $4.5, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,560.4 per ounce.

By 06:52 pm GMT, the US dollar index (DXY), which measures the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, declined by 0.60% to 98.40.