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Investing.com– Gold prices moved little in Asian trade on Friday, sticking above key levels as markets awaited a potentially softer U.S. nonfarm payrolls reading, which comes just days before a Federal Reserve meeting.
The yellow metal had raced to record highs at the beginning of the week, helped by a mix of rate cut bets and safe haven demand.
But it had lost the record highs as abruptly as it had reached them, as traders locked in profits amid some uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy.
steadied at $2,030.26 an ounce, while expiring in February were flat at $2,046.05 an ounce by 01:17 ET (06:17 GMT). Both instruments had touched record highs above $2,100 an ounce on Monday, before swiftly reversing most gains.
Still, the yellow metal had now maintained the $2,000 an ounce level for nearly three weeks, indicating increased optimism over gold’s prospects in the coming months.
Nonfarm payrolls in sight, markets seek softer reading
Focus was now squarely on data for November, due later on Friday.
The reading is expected to show further cooling in the labor market, after a drop in and data signaled some unwinding in the sector.
Any further cooling…
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