Gold futures turned positive Wednesday to end solidly higher for the session and quarter but finished the month and first half of 2021 with losses. August gold
GCQ21,
closed up 0.5% at $1,771.60 an ounce on Comex. Bullion booked a June loss of more than 7% a roughly 5% gain in the second quarter and a 6.6% decline in the first half of the year.