Gold prices maintained gains on Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of the publication of a jobs report in the US that could signal signs of increased interest rates.
The yellow metal settled at $ 1232.81 an ounce by 07:02 GMT.
Prices jumped to a 26-year high of $ 1237.39 an ounce on Thursday as the dollar fell.
Gold futures in US futures fell 0.3 percent to $ 1235.1 an ounce.
Among other precious metals, platinum jumped 1.1 percent to $ 865.80 an ounce after hitting its highest since June 27 at $ 866.30 an ounce.
Palladium rose 0.6 percent to $ 1,099.90 an ounce, while silver fell 0.2 percent to $ 14.72 an ounce.
