Gold futures fell during the Asian session on Tuesday.

According to the New York Mercantile Exchange's COMEX classification, December gold futures were trading at USD1,947.80 per ounce at the time of writing, down 0.12%.

The session was previously traded lower at USD1, 947.55 per ounce. Gold may find support points at USD1935.60 and resistance at USD1971.50.

Dollar Index futures, which measure the greenback's performance against a basket of six other major currencies, rose 0.09% to trade at USD105.60.

Meanwhile on the Comex, December silver rose 0.18% to trade at USD22.40 per ounce while December copper fell 0.30% to trade at USD3.66 per pound.