Gold Rallies For The Session, But Falls For The Week

Gold futures settled sharply higher on Friday as a weaker-than-expected monthly U.S. jobs report raised the likelihood of a delay in an interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. December gold settled at $1,136.60 an ounce on Comex, up $22.90, or 2.1%, for the session. For the week, however, prices lost 0.8%.

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