Spot gold pushed higher to $1779 in the European session as the Bank of Japan announced that it will increase its asset buying and loan programme by 10 trillion yen.
The Bank of Japan announced was right in line with Central banks around the world have been doing, following in the footsteps of The European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve of the U.S. Central bank accommodation is viewed as bullish for gold because it devalues paper currencies and leads to future inflation.