Gold prices fell on Thursday as signs that central banks may scale back their ultra-loose monetary policy pushed bond yields higher on both sides of the Atlantic, though a decline in the dollar to its lows for the year lent support. The yellow metal settled down 0.29 percent at $1,245.24 an ounce. Silver closed 1.07 percent lower at $16.59 an ounce.

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