Gold slipped on Friday, but was trading above the 10-week low touched in the previous session, as dollar rose against the yen on signs of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute and strong U.S. economic data.
Investors are now awaiting Friday's U.S. jobs numbers for March, for more signals on the strength of the economy.
Spot gold slipped 0.2% to $1,289.71 U.S. per ounce early in the morning, after touching its lowest since Jan. 25 at $1,280.59 U.S. in the previous session. The metal was down about 0.2% for the week.
U.S. gold futures were steady at $1,294.20 U.S. an ounce.
Gold on Thursday breached its 100-day moving average around $1,282 U.S. an ounce for the first time since at least November, mainly pressured by robust U.S. data and as trade optimism improved risk appetite.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the two sides were close to a trade deal that could be announced within four weeks.
Among other precious metals, spot platinum was steady at $897.85 U.S., after rising to its highest since mid-June 2018 at $901.49 U.S. an ounce in the previous session. The metal is up more than 6% this week, the most since January 2017.
Both platinum and palladium are primarily consumed by automakers for catalytic converter manufacturing.
Palladium was up 0.2% at $1,369.44 U.S.an ounce but was on course for a second weekly fall.
Silver was up 0.1% at $15.16 U.S. per ounce, having fallen to its lowest since end-December in the previous session.
