US jobless claims have initially sent the precious metal as high at 1,168.
The USD/JPY currency pair appreciated yesterday, but was unable to reach the 122.00 major level.
The Cable remained flat on Thursday, as the Bollinger band prevented the pair from advancing.
EUR/USD managed to defend its gains yesterday, after a disappointing data release on US jobless claims.
Upon reaching the lower Bollinger band at 0.6620, the NZD/USD currency pair was pushed back, what stimulated the bullish momentum to be regained.
After experiencing some volatility on Wednesday, the USD/CAD currency pair inched up only nine pips.
In spite of moderate volatility to the downside, the Australian Dollar still closed trade above the 0.74 psychological level.
The European currency completely negated the two-week gains, as it reached a six-week low yesterday.
XAU/USD made a second attempt to close below the major support level of 1,154 yesterday, which is reinforced by the monthly and weekly S1.
The USD/JPY sustained heavy losses on Wednesday, much more than anticipated.
On Wednesday, the Cable fell for the second day in a row, but was unable to reach the 1.53 area.
Despite fears surrounding Greek bailout talks, EUR/USD climbed noticeably Wednesday, by crossing the nearest resistance represented by the 100-day SMA, currently at 1.1029.
On Tuesday, the New Zealand Dollar edged closer to the Bollinger band, which caused the Kiwi to bounce back and end the day with only minor losses.
On Tuesday, the USD/CAD reached a daily high of 1.2780, but settled still slightly lower at 1.2720, between the second and third resistances.
Although the AUD/USD managed to reach the 0.74 target yesterday, the trade still closed in front of the immediate support cluster.
The weekly PP caused the Euro to bounce back on Tuesday and sustain heavy losses.
The nearest reliable support for gold at 1,154 is unlikely to withstand the bearish pressure successfully, following a deep slump in the metal's value on Tuesday.
The weekly PP caused the US Dollar to fall back down, reaching the lower Bollinger band.
Sterling suffered serious losses Tuesday amid worse-than-expected fundamental data.
EUR/USD tested the nearest demand area around 1.0950 yesterday.
For the second time in a row there were no surprises in the EUR/JPY pair's behaviour.
Although the Aussie attempted to edge higher yesterday, the April low pushed the AUD/USD back down.
On Monday, the New Zealand Dollar slightly declined against the US currency.
The US Dollar's behaviour was just as foretold, as the it appreciated versus the Canadian currency.