Gold prices edged higher Friday, settling with a gain of a few cents on the week as disappointing growth in U.S. wages tempered pressure from a jump in domestic jobs. The benchmark U.S. dollar index , meanwhile, traded slightly lower for the session, but held onto a modest rise for the week-failing to offer a strong directional cue for gold. April gold climbed $2.30, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,324 an ounce, up roughly 60 cents from the week-ago finish.
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