Gold prices fell on Thursday, pressured by a firmer dollar, while investors looked to the U.S. central bank's annual Jackson Hole symposium later in the day for further policy cues.

Walmart earnings are in early focus before the highly anticipated start of the Federal Reserve's gathering at Jackson Hole.

(Reuters) -European equities were little changed on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the path of monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat as of 0704 GMT, while most major bourses were mixed.

The U.S. dollar inched upward on Thursday, trading just below a one-week high as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium. By 04:40 ET (08:40 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies,