Gold futures for April 2016 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs. 29,112 per 10 grams, up by 0.26 per cent after opening at Rs. 29,051 against the previous closing price of Rs. 29,037. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 29,130 till the trading.

At the MCX, Gold futures for April 2016 contract is trading at Rs 29,977 per 10 gram, up by 1.30 per cent after opening at Rs 29,650, against the previous closing price of Rs 29,592. It touched the intra-day high of Rs 29,990.

Yellen will make her first public appearance in 55 days and her first since the Fed kick started its first tightening cycle in nearly a decade with its historic decision in December to abandon a seven-year zero interest rate policy.

Gold futures for February 2016 contract, at MCX, were trading at Rs. 27,010 per 10 grams, up by 0.44 per cent after opening at Rs. 27,035 against the previous closing price of Rs. 26,891. It touched the intra-day high of Rs. 27,035 till the trading.

At the MCX, Gold futures for February 2016 contract is trading at Rs 24,960 per 10 gram, down by 0.09 per cent after opening at Rs 25, 009, against the previous closing price of Rs 24,982. It touched the intra-day low of Rs 24,955 .