Gold futures rise ahead of options expiration

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures ended higher Monday, as easing concerns over Greek debt pressured the dollar while investors were lured by lower prices after the precious metal's 4% slide over the prior three sessions.

Gold for February delivery finished up $6, or 0.6%, at $1,095.70 an ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

"Gold rallied from being oversold temporarily," metals analysts at Royal Bank of Canada said in a note.

Click here for more on today's price action in gold.

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