Gold off the lows on jobless data

On Thursday, futures for gold came off a session low, following the release of the data on the U.S. unemployment, which was more pessimistic than expected. On the NYMEX, October delivery contracts for gold were traded at USD1,765.75 per troy once, which was a 0.2% fall for the U.S. morning trading session. Earlier, the prices hit USD1,755.75 per troy once, which was a session low.