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Gold ended marginally lower but downside was limited as the Dollar softens on Thursday due to sluggish claims data. Silver prices rallied on Thursday. The International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecast for global economic growth this year, citing recent weakness in the United States. But the IMF said growth prospects for next year remain undimmed, despite Greece's debt crisis and recent volatility in Chinese financial markets. The Euro strengthened after Greece proposed reforms similar to those demanded by creditors in return for a financial bailout, boosting the chances the nation will remain in the currency union and reviving risk appetite.

Gold slid considerably today as a rising dollar, the result of a seemingly inevitable Greek default, made commodities less attractive. Only indirectly dependent on the strength of the dollar, miners experienced more moderate losses and even gains for some companies as gold bulls expressed their ongoing confidence.