New York: In the commodity markets, the price of futures for one troy ounce (31.1 grams) of gold has increased, APA-Economics reports citing exchange data. On the New York COMEX commodity exchange, the price of August gold futures per one troy ounce rose by 2.13% to 3,394.50 US dollars.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the price of July silver futures per one ounce on COMEX also increased by 1.17% to 33.61 US dollars.