gold prices pushed higher on tuesday to end with a gain as the surging dollar hit pause and investors awaited fridays inflation reading for may gold for august delivery gcq22 gc00 advanced 05 adding about 870 to settle at 185210 an ounce on comex after ending lower for two straight sessions the upswing for the yellow metal came as the ice us dollar index dxy edged almost 01 lower against a basket of rival currencies and the 10year treasury rate slightly backed away from the 3 threshold pointing to a modest pullback in other haven plays