LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures fell Thursday, with profit-taking setting in after two sessions of gains. Gold for April delivery gcj3 fell $19.60, or 1.2%, to settle at $1,662 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices on Wednesday rose 1.1% following data showing U.S. economic activity contracted in the fourth quarter. For the month, gold prices fell 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive month of losses.