Gold inches higher as Iran-Israel tensions offset dollar strength
June 23 (Reuters) – Gold prices nudged higher on Monday, as escalating Iran-Israel tensions outweighed pressure from a stronger dollar, with markets closely watching Iran’s next move. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $3,375.79 an ounce, as of 0939 a.m. EDT (1339 GMT). U.S. gold futures gained 0.2% at $3,391.70. The U.S. dollar index rose 0.5%. A stronger U.S. currency makes gold less affordable for other currency holders. Israel’s military bombed Evin prison in northern Tehran, a potent symbol of Iran’s governing system, in what Israel called its most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital a day after the