Gold futures fell during the Asian session on Thursday.

According to the Comex classification of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for February were trading at USD4,221.95 per ounce at the time of writing, down 0.25%.

Gold traded lower in the previous session at USD 4,216.90 per ounce. It may find support at USD 4,174.60 and resistance at USD 4,299.60.

Dollar index futures, which measure the performance of the US currency against a basket of six other major currencies, rose 0.16% to trade at USD98.95.

Meanwhile, on Comex, March silver futures fell 0.04% to trade at USD58.65 an ounce, while March copper futures rose 0.48% to trade at USD5.42 a pound.