Spot gold was little changed at $1,778.01 per ounce by 12:22 am EDT (1622 GMT), giving up some gains from earlier in the session as the dollar recouped initial declines.
Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) reached a record high of $10,747.50 a tonne in May but fell 8.6pc last week and touched a low of $9,011 a tonne on Monday.