Gold prices rose in Asia on Monday, shrugging off disappointing trade data in China that triggered safe haven buying along with the Bank of Japan March board meeting minutes expressing caution on aggressive monetary easing. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery rose 0.12% to $1,206.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere on the Comex, silver futures for May delivery rose 0.28% to $16.428 a troy ounce. Also in metals trading, copper for May delivery was up 0.25% at $2.742 a pound