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Gold up on weaker US dollar
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Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as the US dollar fell and short traders took profits.
Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange rose on Friday as the US dollar fell and short traders took profits.
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The most active gold contract for February delivery added $15.4, or 1.47 percent, to settle at $1,065.00 per ounce, Xinhua reported.
For the week, gold futures settled lower with a 0.99 percent decline.
Gold was given support as the US Dollar Index fell on Friday. The index is a measure of the dollar against a basket of major currencies.
Gold and the dollar typically move in opposite directions, which means if the dollar goes up, gold futures will fall as gold, measured by the dollar, becomes more expensive for investors holding other currencies.
Traders betting against the precious metal took profits on Friday, closing out positions and adding support to the precious metal.
Many traders were in short positions when the Federal Reserve decided on its much-anticipated interest rate hike at its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting from Tuesday to Wednesday.
After the meeting ended on Wednesday, the FOMC, the policy-setting arm of the Fed, announced the decision to increase its key interest rate in the same day.
Analysts believe the Fed aims to soak up some of the banks' $2.5 trillion of excess reserves as the US economy begins to recover.
Banks become more willing to take risks in a bullish economy, and as a result could potentially release some of their excessive reserves, flooding the economy with cash and causing inflation.
Analysts believe that the long-term trend for gold remains strongly bearish as the Fed interest rate increase in December came despite expectations for a delay in the rate hike till 2016.
An increase in the Fed's interest rate drives investors away from gold and towards assets with a return, as the precious metal bears no interest.
There has not been an increase in the Fed's interest rate since June 2006, before the beginning of the US financial crisis.
Silver for March delivery rose 39.3 cents, or 2.87 percent, to close at $14.096 per ounce.
Platinum for January delivery added $16.1, or 1.91 percent, to close at $860.80 per ounce.
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