Gold prices fell Thursday, July 22, to approach the lowest level in more than a week, under pressure from the rise in the dollar and the recovery of risk appetite, while investors awaited European Central Bank meeting scheduled for today.< /p>

By 05:14 GMT, the spot price of gold was down 0.2% to $ 1799.18 an ounce, after hitting its lowest level since July 12 at $ 1793.59 the previous session.

US gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,799.20 an ounce.

As for other precious metals, silver prices fell 0.3% to $25.15 an ounce, palladium rose 0.5%, to $2667.44, and platinum fell 0.3% to $1076.91 an ounce.