Gold rebounded in Monday trading as the U.S. dollar cooled against other currencies.

The precious metal recovered some of the ground lost in Friday trading after the U.S. posted better-than-expected June employment numbers.

Gold futures for August delivery climbed 1.8% to $1,234.90 per ounce on Monday, according to CME Group. Gold traded as high as $1,237.40 and as low as $1,214.40. Gold bullion closed in London at $1,238, according to BullionVault.

Silver futures for August delivery rose 1.6% to $19.03 per ounce. Monday’s high for silver was $19.23 while the low was $18.71.

Gold and silver funds gained in Monday trading.

• The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) rose 1.2%.
• The iShares Gold Trust (IAU) also climbed 1.2%.
• The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) added 1.1%.

Gold and silver mining ETFs mostly declined during the day.

• The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) fell 2.2%.
• The Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) rose 0.2%.
• The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) sank 1%.

Gold mining shares were mostly lower on Monday.

• Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM) climbed 3.3%.
• Barrick Gold (ABX) rose 0.2%.
• Eldorado Gold (EGO) fell 1.7%.
• Goldcorp (GG) slid 2%.
• Kinross Gold (KGC) dropped 3.2%.
• Newmont Mining (NEM) moved down 2.7%.
• NovaGold Resources (NG) dipped 0.5%.
• Yamana Gold (AUY) sank 1.6%.

Silver mining shares mostly slid during the day.

• Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE) dropped 3.9%.
• Hecla Mining (HL) fell 3.2%.
• Pan American Silver (PAAS) declined 2.2%.
• Silver Wheaton (SLW) rose 0.1%.
• Silver Standard Resources (SSRI) sank 2.3%.

As of this writing, Christopher Freeburn did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Adrian Ash of BullionVault contributed to this report.