Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.94% or 24.00 to $2,536.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.41% or 1.83 to hit $74.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.89% or 1.49 to trade at $77.33 a barrel.