Gold falls ahead U.S. job data

Source: Bloomberg
Spot gold price edged lower by 0.2% to $1.660.45 an ounce in Singapore trading session on Friday. Gold price extended the longest streak of monthly losses in last nine months, as the price decreased by 0.7% in January. Investors traded precious metal with negative sentiments ahead a U.S. jobless report, which according to expectations, should indicate an improvement of unemployment situation in the U.S.
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