Gold futures settled higher on Friday, with a slump in global stock markets boosting the metal’s investment appeal. February gold settled at $1,090.70 an ounce on Comex, up $17.10, or 1.6%, for the session. For the week, however, prices lost 0.7% after a rally in the first full week of the new year lifted prices by 3.6%.
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