Gold futures finished with a gain for the week but ended down on Friday after the June jobs report showed more jobs added than expected by economists. Stock market indexes and the U.S. dollar rose after non-farm payrolls increased by a larger than forecast 147,

Gold prices moved very little on Thursday as Investors, according to a Reuters report, awaited the US job numbers, which could affect when the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates. Spot gold dropped 0.1% to $3,352.59 an ounce by 0801 GMT. US gold futures rose 0.1% to $3,363.10, as per Reuters report.

NEW YORK: Gold fell 1% on Thursday as stronger-than-expected US payroll data cemented expectations that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut interest rates as early as previously anticipated, denting the metal’s appeal.