gold prices traded lower again on friday following two sessions of losses as a stronger us dollar took some of the shine off the yellow metal prompting some analysts to speculate about an end or perhaps a pause for what has been a multimonth rally   gold for june delivery gc00 gcm23 declined by 1160 or 06 to 2008 per ounce on comex   july silver si00 sin23 fell by 42 cents or 17 to 24 per ounce   palladium for june delivery pam23 gained 9 or 06 to 1563 per ounce while platinum for july pln23 declined by 15 or 14 to 1089 per ounce   copper prices for july hgn23 gained 2 cents or 06 to 3733 per pound gold has pulled back in part due to gains in the ice us dollar index dxy this week the gauge is a closely followed measure of the greenback’s value against other major currencies the index was up 01 at 10219 in recent trade after rising 05 on thursday one of its largest gains since midmarch according to marc chandler managing director at bannockburn global forex “the gold rally and run at record territory is gradually deflating despite inflation data this week being respectable and pointing in the right direction” said craig erlam senior market analyst at oanda silver has also suffered a pullback and is trading at roughly a sixweek low according to factset data on the mostactive futures contract