Gold futures decline 0.15% on global cues

Gold prices traded lower by 0.15 per cent to Rs 26,629 per 10 gram in futures trade today as speculators trimmed positions amid a weak global trend.
At the Multi Commodity Exchange, gold for delivery in October eased by Rs 80, or 0.15 per cent, to Rs 26,629 per 10 gram in a business turnover of 7,266 lots.
In a similar fashion, the yellow metal for delivery in December shed Rs 31, or 0.12 per cent, to Rs 26,819 per 10 gram in 389 lots.
Analysts attributed the fall in gold futures to a weak global trend.
Meanwhile, gold fell 0.19 per cent to USD 1,220.60 an ounce in London.