Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- COMEX gold is recouping some of its lost momentum in early Asian trades on Monday following a sharp slide last weekend. Gold futures for February closed down 1.78% at $2,893.770 an ounce on Friday and have currently edged up to $2911.90 an ounce, up 0.39%. Gold futures gained a modest 0.25% last week. U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a Presidential memo on reciprocal tariffs for more balanced trade, with Howard Lutnick, Trump's Commerce Secretary nominee, saying he anticipates the investigation will be complete by April 1. In U.S. economic news, data from the Commerce Department said retail sales slid by 0.9% in January after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.7% in December. Dollar eased amid growing optimism about ...