‎Gold prices fall ahead of US jobs report

‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/b2f07c83-93de-41f2-9037-4d7096d5b1b3.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >The dollar index rose 0.15% to 99.04 points.</p> <hr> <p >Gold prices declined in Friday’s trading as investors awaited US nonfarm payrolls data for clues on the future path of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy.</p> <p ></p> <p >Meanwhile, the dollar index, which measures the US currency’s performance against a basket of six major currencies, rose 0.15% to 99.04 points.</p> <p ></p> <p >Market expectations for a September interest-rate hike declined following comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who said he supports keeping monetary policy unchanged if data continue to show easing inflationary pressures, according to Reuters.</p> <p ></p> <p >Data from the CME FedWatch Tool indicate that traders are pricing in a 50% probability of an interest-rate hike at the Fed’s meeting this month.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong><span >Change in Prices of Some Precious Metals in Futures and Spot Markets</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Metal</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Price ($/oz)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Change ($)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Change (%)</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Gold (October Delivery)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >4,479.9</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(25.0)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.55%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Gold (Spot)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >4,474.69</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >+1.77</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >--</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Silver (December Delivery)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >67.20</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.499)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.75%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Silver (Spot)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >66.76</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.22)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.30%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Platinum (Spot)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >1,808.60</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(14.70)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.80%)</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Palladium (Spot)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >1,413.26</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(7.90)</span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span >(0.55%)</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ><em class="ckeCaption">*As of 8:17 a.m. KSA time.</em></div>

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