Gold up as dollar weakens after spare of economic data

01-Oct (MarketWatch) — Gold futures headed higher on Thursday, after settling at a more than two week low a day earlier, finding some modest support as the U.S. dollar weakened in the wake of the latest economic data.

Gold for December delivery tacked on $1.50, or 0.1%, to $1,116.70 an ounce on Comex. Gold lost 1.5% of its value in September, and nearly 5% in the third quarter. December silver meanwhile, added 12.7 cents, or 0.9%, to trade at $14.645 an ounce.

Gold prices had wavered between losses and gains early in the session, with the key economic report of the week—the jobs report—due Friday.

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