LONDON: Gold fell on Friday, on track for a third successive weekly loss as strength in global equities diverted interest, though uncertainty over the timing of a US rate rise pegged prices in a narrow range.
Spot gold was down 0.5 per cent at $1,187.13 an ounce at 1140 GMT, while US gold futures for June delivery were down $7.30 an ounce at $1,187.00.
Spot prices are down 1.4pc this week, their biggest weekly loss in seven weeks.
Silver was down 0.6pc at $15.77 an ounce, while platinum was down 0.5pc at $1,126.99 an ounce and palladium was up 0.2pc at $768.72 an ounce.
Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2015
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