Investing.com - Gold prices slipped lower in European morning hours on Friday, as a stronger U.S. dollar and rising oil prices dampened demand for the safe-haven asset.
On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for June delivery were down 0.29% at $1,246.60.
The June contract ended Thursday's session 0.33% lower at $1,250.30 an ounce.
Futures were likely to find support at $1,228.80, the low from April 19 and resistance at $1,270.60, Thursday’s high and a one-month high.
The dollar found some support after the U.S. Department of Labor said on Thursday that the number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending April 16 decreased by 6,000 to 24,000 from the previous week’s total of 253,000.
Analysts had expected jobless claims to rise by 10,000 to 263,000 last week.
Separately, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said its manufacturing index fell to -1.6 this month from March’s reading of 12.4. Economists had expected a more modest decline to 8.9.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was steady at a one-week high of 94.89.
Investors also continued to focus on the oil market, as Crude Oil remained close to five-month highs on Friday.
Elsewhere in metals trading, silver futures for May delivery was steady at $17.090 a troy ounce, while copper futures for May delivery were little changed at $2.252 a pound.