The Economic Times

Gold price today: Precious metal slips ahead of US Jobs data; MCX closed for Gandhi Jayanti

Gold prices fell 0.6% to $4,154.78 an ounce, heading for a second weekly decline as a stronger US dollar and elevated Treasury yields pressured bullion. Traders await US jobs data for Fed-rate clues. With MCX closed for Gandhi Jayanti, international markets, Middle East tensions and weekend developments could drive Mondays domestic opening.