Spot gold rose more than half a percent in thin trade on Wednesday, on course for a third consecutive session of gains, as investors continue to watch eurozone nations struggle to contain the region's two-year-old debt crisis. Spot gold rose as much as 0.7 percent to a more than one week high of $1,726 and breached above the 100-day moving average at $1,720.59, before easing to $1,723.79 an ounce by 0250 GMT. US gold gained 0.6 percent to $1,723 in thin volume.

Copyright Reuters, 2011

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