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Urgent: Gold down sharply on strong U.S. jobs data

Xinhua, February 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell sharply on Friday on stronger-than-expected U.S. employment data.

The most active gold contract for April delivery fell 28.1 U.S. dollars, or 2.23 percent, to settle at 1,234.60 dollars per ounce. Endite