Gold prices settled higher Thursday, overcoming earlier weakness to expand its run of gains into a 10th-consecutive session. It’s the longest such streak of gains since July 2011, according to FactSet data, as support from the dollar’s decline back to three-month lows helped offset pressure from a strong monthly report on U.S. private-sector jobs. February gold added $3.10, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,321.60 an ounce. That was the highest finish for a most-active futures contract since Sept. 15.
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