At the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the April contract moved up by Rs 29, or 0.09%, to Rs 30,911 per 10 gm in 85 lots.
Fresh positions by speculators supported the gold futures trade.
Globnal markets strengthened as the US Federal Reserve sets to begin two-day policy meeting later today that will probably press on with stimulus to bolster the world's largest recovery.
In Singapore, gold climbed 0.3% to $1,660 an ounce.