Gold holds under $1,700 for second consecutive session CHICAGO, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Gold prices closed under $1,700 for the second consecutive day on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. Gold dropped $2, or 0.12 percent, to close at $1,693.80 per troy ounce after dropping under $1,700 for the first time in a month on Tuesday. Silver added 15 cents, or 0.45 percent, to reach $32.96. The euro fell to $1.307 from Tuesday's $1.3095. The dollar rose to 82.43 yen from 81.90 yen.