gold futures finished higher wednesday reversing an earlier loss as the us dollar pulled back from gains seen after a hotterthanexpected reading for the june consumer price index august gold rose 1070 or 06 to close at 173550 an ounce gold weakened in early activity after the cpi jump sparked a further gain for the dollar  a stronger us currency can be a headwind for commodities priced in the unit making them more expensive to users of other currencies the dollar however later pulled back with the ice us dollar index falling 03