Gold prices rose modestly on Friday amid stability in US dollar and ahead of the US job data release.
Non-farm payrolls data for June is expected today, with 224,000 jobs likely to be added. In addition, the unemployment rate is forecast to fall to 3.6%.
Gold prices for August delivery rose 0.31%, or $6, to close at $1,921.4 an ounce. Spot prices increased 0.28% to $1,916.17 at 12:02 pm Makkah time.
However, gold prices are on track for recording the fourth straight weekly loss, falling nearly 0.5% during the week.
Silver futures stabilized at $22.91 per ounce, and spot platinum prices were up 0.66% to $912.13.
The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, settled at 103.08 points.
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