Gold futures climbed up slightly today due to the intense buying the traders tracking firming global sentiments.

The precious metal for April dropped 1.94 percent at Rs 13400 per ten grams on the MCX with a business volume of one lot. December contract rose by 0.73 percent at Rs 13175 per ten grams.

Trading sentiment turned weak following a steep fall in gold prices in the overseas markets, where it traded down at 840 dollar last evening.