The price of gold fell as traders assessed retail sales data ahead of a major meeting to resolve the U.S. debt ceiling crisis.
US retail sales excluding cars and gasoline rose more than expected in April, highlighting the strength of consumer spending.
The dollar rose higher with gold sent down as much as 0.8%.
The gold ounce fell 0.9% to $1998.69 as of 11:14 a.m. in New York.
The Bloomberg dollar index rose 0.2% after a 0.3% decline in the previous session.