SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Gold futures closed lower Wednesday, pulling back by $4 an ounce after a gain of nearly $21 in the previous session as the U.S. dollar saw modest strength in the wake of the European Central Bank’s loan offer to euro-area banks. Gold for February delivery fell 0.3% to settle at $1,613.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices have now logged losses in six out of the last eight trading sessions.

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